During question period in the House of Commons on Sunday, Canada’s Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen addressed the country’s “prudent” decision to pause funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following Israeli allegations the organization was involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in south Israel.
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