UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed an independent panel to assess whether the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is striving to “ensure neutrality”, the UN said in a statement Monday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Sunday that defunding UNRWA, a dozen of whose staff Israel has accused of participating in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, would imperil “hundreds of thousands of lives” in Gaza. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed an independent panel to assess whether the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is striving to “ensure neutrality”, the UN said in a statement Monday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Sunday that defunding UNRWA, a dozen of whose staff Israel has accused of participating in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, would imperil “hundreds of thousands of lives” in Gaza. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.