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U.N. funding crisis spills into Lebanon; refugees face aid loss

The UNRWA funding crisis, following Israeli allegations, threatens basic aid to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Over 70% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure is destroyed or severely damaged.
Over 70% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure is destroyed or severely damaged. (AN/PRCS)

Fallout from allegations that U.N. employees took part in last October’s terror attack on Israel continued with the embattled UNRWA announcing that funding cuts will likely force the agency to stop helping some 250,000 Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the main provider of aid to desperate and displaced Palestinians, is running out of money after at least 18 major funders, including Germany and the United States, stopped their pledged donations.

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