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Israel vowed Saturday to stop the UN agency at the heart of humanitarian efforts in Gaza from operating after the war following the sacking of staff over accusations they were involved in the October 7 attack..
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday it had fired several staff over Israel's accusations, promising a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified..
Donors including Australia, Canada and Italy have followed the lead of the United States, which said Friday it had suspended additional funding to the agency over the accusations..
"UNRWA will not be a part of the day after," Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on X, formerly Twitter, adding that he was trying to gather support from the United States, European Union and other major donors to the agency..
Relations between Israel and UNRWA deteriorated in recent days, with the UN agency saying tank shelling had hit a shelter for displaced people in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis..
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