"UNRWA Funding Cuts: Impact on Gaza Aid and Allegations Against Staff"

The decision by several Western countries to suspend aid to the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, has been condemned as "collective punishment" by its head, Philippe Lazzarini, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The agency, which provides vital assistance to over two million Palestinians in Gaza, is facing a funding crisis, with dire warnings of a collapse in aid operations. The situation in Gaza is dire, with widespread destruction, displacement, and a looming famine, while Israeli attacks continue to devastate the enclave. The UNRWA's former spokesman has called for support from the Arab world, emphasizing the urgent need for financial assistance to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.