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US Has Given $121 Million to Controversial UN Palestine Relief Agency Since October: State Department

An additional amount of more than $300,000 has been suspended in light of allegations of ties with Hamas.
US Has Given $121 Million to Controversial UN Palestine Relief Agency Since October: State Department
A truck marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo crosses into Egypt from Gaza at the Rafah border crossing during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, on Nov. 27, 2023. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
Jackson Richman
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The United States has sent $121 million since Oct. 1, 2023, to a U.N. relief agency believed to have ties with Hamas, according to the State Department.

The Biden administration had approved an additional amount of more than $300,000 for the organization, which provides assistance to Palestinian refugees and civilians in the Gaza Strip, but it has been suspended, according to spokesperson Matthew Miller.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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