The Dutch government said that it would consider resuming funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza if the agency enacts recommendations to strengthen its neutrality. The decision follows an investigation by the former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, released on Monday, into whether some UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas. The review of the agency’s neutrality concluded Israel had yet to back up its accusations that hundreds of UNRWA staff were operatives in Gaza terrorist groups.

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