Canada has temporarily paused "any additional funding" for the United Nations agency charged with delivering aid to Palestinians amid allegations that staff members were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed, Ednews informs via foreign media.
"Canada is taking these reports extremely seriously and is engaging with UNRWA and other donors on this issue," Canada's International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said in a statement.
"Canada has temporarily paused any additional funding to UNRWA while it undertakes a thorough investigation into these allegations. Should the allegations prove to be accurate, Canada expects UNRWA to immediately act against those determined to have been involved in Hamas’ terrorist acts," he said.