US restores funding to Gaza aid groups after spat
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The United States restored funding to international aid groups in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a US official said, after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers backed away from a demand that could have stripped the poverty-stricken area of $100 million in aid.
The official said the United States "paused" its funding on Friday after Hamas ignored a 48-hour deadline for withdrawing its demand to one of the groups to turn over its books for auditing. (AP)
