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House Foreign Affairs Committee votes to cut off U.S. aid to UNRWA
The embattled aid group’s ‘time is up,’ Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said
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Palestinian families stand outside a school affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) at the Daraj neighborhood as the Israeli attacks continue in Gaza City, Gaza on February 6, 2024.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 30-19 on Tuesday to advance a bill immediately and permanently cutting off all U.S. aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in response to allegations that some of its employees...