Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6JAMV)
Peter Dutton accuses Penny Wong of ignoring earlier warnings from Jewish leaders about risk of funding to UNRWA being misused
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Israel has accused the Australian government of forgetting Hamas's culpability" for the war in Gaza, in a sign of growing tensions as ministers consider reinstating funding to a key UN agency.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, also fired a political warning shot against resuming the funding but Australian aid groups said the dire situation in Gaza would rapidly escalate without UNRWA's critical support".
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