The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is considered the backbone of humanitarian operations on the ground, yet U.S. aid to that organization has been suspended due to unsubstantiated allegations of involvement with the October 7 attack from Israel. Odeliya Matter, Middle East Policy Team at the Friends Committee, reports that several members of Congress have proposed the “UNRWA Emergency Restoration Act“, vital to humanitarian efforts in the Middle East.
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