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Donald Trump Halts US Involvement With UN Rights Body Over "Anti-American Bias"
US President Donald Trump has ordered an end to America's engagement with several UN agencies, including the Human Rights Council while initiating a comprehensive assessment of US financial assistance to the multinational organisation.
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Israel Seizes $26 Million Of Palestinian Tax Funds To "Combat Terrorism"
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) of tax funds intended for the Palestinian Authority, saying it would be used to pay for Israeli victims of terrorism.
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UN Agency For Palestinians Says It Has Funds For Only 2 More Months
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it had enough funds to continue operating through September, following a pledging conference for the embattled body where UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for help from donors.
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Israel Okays New Payment Of Over $140 Million To Palestinian Authority
Israel has approved a new payment of more than $140 million to the Palestinian Authority after announcing it had also unblocked some funds frozen because of the Gaza war, a finance ministry spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.
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UN Agency Chief Stopped From Entering Gaza Again
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Sunday that Israeli authorities had barred him from entering Gaza for a second time since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7.
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US Pause On Funding UN Relief Agency For Gazans May Become Permanent
U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group's humanitarian work is indispensable.
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UN Palestinian Aid Agency May Shut Down In Feb If Funding Doesn't Resume
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that international funding cuts may force the shutdown of its operations across the region "by the end of February".
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Israel's Netanyahu Says UN Aid Agency "Totally Infiltrated" By Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees had been "totally infiltrated" by Hamas, after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 staffers participated in the Oct 7 attack.
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US, UK, Canada, France Halt Donations To UN Agency Amid Terror Allegations
Several key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel's allegations that staff members took part in Hamas's October 7 attack.
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Countries Halt Funding To UN Agency Amid Claim Staff Helped In Hamas Attack
Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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US, UK Impose New Round Of Sanctions On Hamas Following Israel Attack
The United States and Britain imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Hamas as they seek to cut off funding for the terrorist Palestinian group following its deadly attack on Israel last month.
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Billionaire Vows To Stop Donations To Columbia University Over Students' Protest Against Israel
Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman has vowed to stop donating to Columbia University after students at the Ivy League school held protests critical of Israel during its ongoing war with Hamas operatives.
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Updates: Iran Funding Hamas Attack, Says Israel Envoy To UN; Over 1,000 Dead
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Over 600 Israelis were killed in a sudden and extensive attack launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday.
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UN Food Body To Suspend Aid To Palestinians Due To "Severe" Fund Shortage
The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a "severe" shortage of funds, the group's senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday.
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Donald Trump Halts US Involvement With UN Rights Body Over "Anti-American Bias"
US President Donald Trump has ordered an end to America's engagement with several UN agencies, including the Human Rights Council while initiating a comprehensive assessment of US financial assistance to the multinational organisation.
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Israel Seizes $26 Million Of Palestinian Tax Funds To "Combat Terrorism"
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) of tax funds intended for the Palestinian Authority, saying it would be used to pay for Israeli victims of terrorism.
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UN Agency For Palestinians Says It Has Funds For Only 2 More Months
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it had enough funds to continue operating through September, following a pledging conference for the embattled body where UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for help from donors.
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Israel Okays New Payment Of Over $140 Million To Palestinian Authority
Israel has approved a new payment of more than $140 million to the Palestinian Authority after announcing it had also unblocked some funds frozen because of the Gaza war, a finance ministry spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.
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UN Agency Chief Stopped From Entering Gaza Again
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Sunday that Israeli authorities had barred him from entering Gaza for a second time since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7.
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US Pause On Funding UN Relief Agency For Gazans May Become Permanent
U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group's humanitarian work is indispensable.
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UN Palestinian Aid Agency May Shut Down In Feb If Funding Doesn't Resume
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that international funding cuts may force the shutdown of its operations across the region "by the end of February".
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Israel's Netanyahu Says UN Aid Agency "Totally Infiltrated" By Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees had been "totally infiltrated" by Hamas, after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 staffers participated in the Oct 7 attack.
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US, UK, Canada, France Halt Donations To UN Agency Amid Terror Allegations
Several key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel's allegations that staff members took part in Hamas's October 7 attack.
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Countries Halt Funding To UN Agency Amid Claim Staff Helped In Hamas Attack
Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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US, UK Impose New Round Of Sanctions On Hamas Following Israel Attack
The United States and Britain imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Hamas as they seek to cut off funding for the terrorist Palestinian group following its deadly attack on Israel last month.
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Billionaire Vows To Stop Donations To Columbia University Over Students' Protest Against Israel
Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman has vowed to stop donating to Columbia University after students at the Ivy League school held protests critical of Israel during its ongoing war with Hamas operatives.
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Updates: Iran Funding Hamas Attack, Says Israel Envoy To UN; Over 1,000 Dead
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Over 600 Israelis were killed in a sudden and extensive attack launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday.
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UN Food Body To Suspend Aid To Palestinians Due To "Severe" Fund Shortage
The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a "severe" shortage of funds, the group's senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday.
