Australian PM says Canberra probing UNRWA October 7 claims before restoring funding
Posted on AllSides February 4th, 2024
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is probing claims that some staff of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, after Australia paused funding to the aid agency last month.
“We’re examining it, along with other like-minded countries like Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. We want that to be resolved,” Albanese tells the Australian Broadcasting Corp regarding the allegations, according to a transcript.
The Labour party leader says his government wants to make sure the accusations...