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Hill Republicans make push for UNRWA reforms with new bill

The legislation would increase conditions on U.S. aid to the U.N. agency supporting Palestinians

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A man inspects the damage at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) building after airstrikes carried out by Israeli army targeting nearby buildings, in Gaza City, Gaza on May 23, 2021.

Congressional Republicans are pushing to reform or cut funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) — the U.N. agency tasked with providing aid to Palestinians — after the Biden administration restored...

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