Italy Suspends Financing For UNRWA

Italy has decided to suspend financing of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.

Report says the decision follows allegations that some UNRWA workers were involved in the October 7 attacks in Israel carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, though Tajani made no direct reference to those suspicions.

“The Italian government has suspended financing of the UNRWA after the atrocious attack on Israel on October 7,” Tajani posted on social media platform X, adding that some of Italy’s allies had already taken the same decision.

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