UNRWA: Britain will Resume Funding

Britain’s new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

Britain was one of several countries to halt their funding to UNRWA following accusations by Israel that some of the agency’s staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war.
Britain’s foreign minister, David Lammy, told parliament he was reassured that the agency had taken steps to “ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality.”
“I can confirm to the house that we are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding, Britain will provide 21 million (pounds) in funds” to the agency, he said.
Italy Thursday has sent food supplies and health equipment for the Gaza population aboard a humanitarian flight that landed in Jordan, as part of Rome’s “Food for Gaza” initiative to help civilians there.
Aid includes over 60 tons of food, hygiene kits and sanitary equipment, along with 150 tents. The flight, which departed from the southern city of Brindisi, has landed in the Jordan capital of Amman from where the materials will be delivered to Gaza.