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Vedant Patel, the US Department of State deputy spokesperson, says that Israel should let the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA into Gaza, after he was denied entry. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission announces it is clearing a 50-million-euro payment to the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, which was under review following Israeli claims its staff participated in Hamas's October 7 attack. Commission spokesman Eric Mamer tells reporters the funds would be "implemented through international partners, such as, for example, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to address allegations its staff were involved in attacking Israel, but distanced himself from calls for its end. "UNRWA has played and continues to play an absolutely indispensable role in trying to make sure that men, women and children who so desperately need assistance in Gaza actually get it," Blinken tells reporters. "That only underscores the importance of UNRWA tackling this as quickly as effectively and as thoroughly as possible," he says after the United States suspended funding. SOUNDBITE
The EU demands an "urgent" audit of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and says it is reviewing funding, following Israeli allegations that some staff participated in Hamas's October 7 attack. The audit should be led by European Commission-appointed experts and be conducted alongside a UN investigation into the claims, commission spokesman Eric Mamer tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
Beirut, Apr 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon gathered on Monday in front of the Palestinian Embassy in Beirut to demand a solution for fleeing Palestinian refugees from the war in Syria to Lebanon and assure them international protection.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Beirut (Lebanon), Apr 12 (EFE), (Camera: Wael hamzeh).- Hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon gathered in front of the Palestinian Embassy in Beirut during a protest to demand a solution for refugees fleeing from the war in Syria and international protection.IMAGES OF THE PROTEST IN BEIRUT.