"International Aid: Australia Resumes UNRWA Funding Amid Gaza Crisis"
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Australia has decided to resume funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and increase aid for Gaza, following allegations against some of its Gaza-based staff. The Australian government, along with other international partners, froze funding to UNRWA in January, leaving the agency on the brink of financial collapse. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong also pledged additional aid to UNICEF for urgent services in Gaza, as the region faces a deteriorating humanitarian situation. Israel had accused some UNRWA employees of being members of militant groups in Gaza, but provided no evidence.
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- Australia to unfreeze UNRWA funding as Israel attacks Gaza aid seekers Al Jazeera English
- Australian Jewish community responds to country's resumption of UNRWA funding The Jerusalem Post
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