US pauses funding to UN agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas attack

By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY, WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY, Associated Press

Published: January 26, 2024, 12:03pm

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Palestinians arrive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah after fleeing an Israeli ground and air offensive in the nearby city of Khan Younis on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Israel has expanded its offensive in Khan Younis, saying the city is a stronghold of the Hamas militant group. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) Photo Gallery

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel, its director said Friday, prompting the United States — the agency’s biggest donor — to temporarily halt its funding.

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