Biden admin cuts funding to controversial UN agency amid allegations members assisted in Hamas massacre

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The United States has temporarily paused "additional" funding for a key United Nations agency in the Gaza Strip over allegations that some of its members were "involved" in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel.

"UNRWA can read the Beltway press well enough to know that Congress is moving to cut off U.S. funding," Richard Goldberg, former National Security Council (NSC) advisor during the Trump Administration, told Fox News Digital.

"This is a PR move designed to preempt congressional action. It does nothing to change the fact that UNRWA is complicit in Hamas war crimes and remains a key obstacle to peace," Goldberg, currently a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, added.

Twelve United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East employees were allegedly "involved" in the attack, and the U.S. funding will resume subject to an investigation from the United Nations.

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UNRWA, citing information provided by Israeli authorities, terminated the contract with the accused employees on Friday and announced an investigation "to protect the agency’s ability to deliver humanitarian assistance" and "establish the truth without delay," Reuters reported.

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