Canada pauses funding to UN relief agency over workers' possible role in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas-led militants and that it had severed ties with those staff members.

Canada pauses funding to UN relief agency over workers' possible role in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
A Palestinian man holds a flour bag as others wait to receive theirs from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas-led militants and that it had severed ties with those staff members.