With France, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Japan, and now Germany resuming funding after Israel's false claims, Tel Aviv is worried that US and UK may reverse their decisions too and begin funding to UN agency, Israeli media report.
With France, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Japan, and now Germany resuming funding after Israel's false claims, Tel Aviv is worried that US and UK may reverse their decisions too and begin funding to UN agency, Israeli media report. Germany says it would resume cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees , signalling a resumption of funding. / Photo: Reuters
Germany’s decision came after former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced on Monday the results of an investigation conducted at the request of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres into Israeli allegations of the involvement of 12 UNRWA staffers in the October 7 Hamas raid. The group, led by Colonna, commenced its work on February 13 and shed light on the investigation into UNRWA's adherence to the principle of neutrality.
Israel is mainly concerned that the US and UK, its two strongest supporters in the international arena today, will reverse their decisions to halt funding to the UN agency, according to Haaretz. The diplomat, whose identity the newspaper did not reveal, explained that"the evidence presented by Israel was not convincing, and it didn't sufficiently prove that this was a widespread phenomenon."
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