Canada immediately suspending UNRWA funding after employees implicated in Oct. 7 attacks (National Post)

On Friday, the U.S paused funding for the the UN Relief and Works Agency after Israel presented evidence alleging 12 of the agency's employees took part in the Hamas-led attack

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|January 26, 2024

“Like the US, Canada must immediately pause additional funding to UNRWA, review these allegations, and the steps the UN is taking to address them,” the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) said in a statement earlier on Friday. “UNRWA employees participating in the massacre of Jews on October 7 is only the latest serious allegation concerning that UN agency.”

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