U.S. pauses funding to U.N. agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas attack

U.S. pauses funding to U.N. agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas attack

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel, its director said on January 26, prompting the United States — the agency’s biggest donor — to temporarily halt its funding. The agency, known … Read more