Japan also announced the suspension of funding to UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees, due to the involvement of its people in the October 7 massacre in Israel. Japanese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maki Kobayashi said in a statement that "Japan is very concerned about the alleged involvement of UNRWA staff members in the terrorist attack." According to her, Japan has decided to suspend further funding "for the time being while UNRWA conducts an investigation into the matter and considers measures to deal with the allegations." Japan designated approximately $35 million as a contribution to UNRWA in the supplementary budget for the current fiscal year until March, and the ministry said that the funds have not yet been transferred. (Itamar Eichner)
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