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    Irish president urges countries to ‘think again’ over withdrawal of Gaza funding

    by Cate McCurry Feb 26, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Irish President Michael D Higgins has appealed to countries that have withdrawn funding from a relief agency in Gaza to “think again” and provide support to help avoid a “catastrophe”.

    Several countries have frozen funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) while a review of Israeli allegations that some of its staff took part in the attack on October 7 is under way.

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