The United States will look hard at what steps the United Nations' aid agency for Palestinians takes in response to what he called "deeply troubling" allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Palestinians receive food aid at a United Nations distribution center (UNRWA) in the Rafah (Gaza) © Mena Today
The United States will look hard at what steps the United Nations' aid agency for Palestinians takes in response to what he called "deeply troubling" allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
Washington said it would temporarily pause additional funding to UNRWA after Israel provided information on the alleged role of some staff members. "It is imperative that UNRWA immediately, as it said it would, investigate, that it hold people accountable as necessary, and that it review its procedures," Blinken said Monday at a news conference.
An apparent drone attack - claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia - hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, killing one man and slightly wounding four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his U.S. counterpart that military operations in the Gaza Strip have created conditions that would enable a hostage deal to be reached, Gallant's office said on Wednesday.
A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East was briefly interrupted on Wednesday when two protesters stood with signs and yelled for the release of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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