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.
Israel is not seeking an endless war with Iran and will coordinate with the United States on when to end the fighting, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday, declining to publicly state a timeline for when the conflict could end.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun launched a scathing attack on Hezbollah Monday, accusing the Iran-backed group of deliberately seeking to trigger Lebanon's « collapse », and calling for direct negotiations with Israel to end the war.
Oman's Muscat International Airport said on Monday it did not send a message seen by some charter executives that asked private jets to avoid using the site for "additional flights," to give priority to government and commercial traffic.
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