US pauses additional funding for UNRWA amid allegations of agency's involvement in Hamas attack on Israel

Washington, DC [US], January 27 (ANI): The US has temporarily paused additional funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in light of recent allegations that the agency's employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Secretary of State Antony J Blinken spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 25 to emphasize the necessit