Discover the shocking allegations and funding suspensions affecting the UN agency in Gaza. Find out more about the countries involved.
Recent allegations have thrown the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza into turmoil. Reports suggest that twelve UNRWA employees may have been complicit in the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, leading to multiple firings and funding suspensions by several countries including the US, Italy, and Australia.
The scandal escalated as Israel provided evidence of UNRWA employees' involvement in the attacks, prompting a widespread outcry and calls for accountability. The situation worsened when UNRWA admitted to the accusations, leading to a pause in funding from core Western allies.
As investigations continue, tension mounts as countries like the US, UK, and Italy pause funding to UNRWA, resulting in a diplomatic crisis. Despite calls for continued support, the future of UNRWA's operations in Gaza remains uncertain.
UNRWA, a vital lifeline for over 2 million people in Gaza, faces an uncertain future as allegations of staff involvement in terror activities rock the agency. The UN Secretary-General has vowed to hold accountable any employee implicated in terrorist acts, emphasizing the need for reinstating funding to ensure the agency's critical operations continue.
The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations that twelve UNRWA employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on ...
BOISE, Idaho โ U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on reports ...
The Israeli Authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on 7 ...
TEL AVIV, Israel โ The main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians in Gaza has fired multiple employees following allegations that they ...
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in ...
Many Republican lawmakers said that the U.S. should never have restored aid to the U.N. body, and said it should cut it off permanently.
Israel provided intel incriminating 12 employees of UN agency for Palestinians, allegedly also revealed use of organization's vehicles and facilities during ...
Italy has decided to suspend financing of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday.
The US is pausing funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, over allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks.
Italy, Australia, US, Canada halt support after Israel accused UNRWA staff of involvement in Hamas's October 7 attacks.
FM Katz demands UN 'take immediate personal actions' against UNRWA leadership; after US halts funding, Canada and Australia also announce pause.
The State Department on Friday said it is pausing additional funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency after Israel alleged 12 UNRWA employees were ...
College Station, TX โ House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports that United ...
The United Nations fired several staffers at its Palestinian refugee agency over Israeli allegations that they took part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, ...
Over 2 million people in Gaza depend on UNRWA for survival as war and displacement continue - From Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General.
The main UN agency in war-torn Gaza is in turmoil after Israel accused some of its staffers of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attacks.
The head of the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said on Saturday that nine countries' decisions to suspend funding over allegations staff were ...
Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland suspended funding following allegations that some staff of the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians were ...
Core Western allies are part of a growing list of countries pausing funding to the UNRWA amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in ...
Nine countries pause funding for UNRWA over allegations its staff were involved in the 7 October attacks.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror" after allegations that ...
The UN chief joins UNRWA chief calling on Western donor countries for 'continuity' in Gaza agency operations.
The UN urges continued funding to UNRWA's 'lifesaving' aid to Gaza, after some Western countries cut aid to the agency.
UNRWA is a lifeline in Gaza, but several countries have paused aid over claims staff helped attack Israel.
Any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution. The Secretariat is ready to cooperate with a ...
Israel's allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack have led several Western countries to cut off ...
At least nine countries paused funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians after Israel said some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas ...
The U.N. secretary-general called on countries to resume funding the aid agency amid allegations some staff were involved in Hamas' attack.
Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to reconsider ...