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Newshour: 27/01/2024 13:06 GMT: More countries cut aid to UNRWA

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More countries cut aid to UNRWA

27/01/2024 13:06 GMT

27/01/2024 13:06 GMT: More countries cut aid to UNRWA

BBC World Service - Newshour, More countries cut aid to UNRWA

UN agency sacks employees after allegations by Israel that it employed Hamas members

Italy follows US, UK, Australia and Canada in suspending funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after allegations UN workers took part in the October 7th attacks.

Italy has followed the US, UK, Australia and Canada in suspending funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after it sacked several employees who Israel accused of being involved in Hamas's attacks on the 7th of October.

Also in the programme: children warned against skin care products; and Holocaust survivor Peter Lantos.

(Picture: A truck, marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo, crosses into Egypt from Gaza. Credit: REUTERS)

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