Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6KNZJ)
Exclusive: Dfat official said there was precious nothing in the public domain' on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced
Australian officials scrambled to understand what the allegations are" against Unrwa staff and complained of precious nothing in the public domain" hours before the government suspended funding to the vital" aid agency.
New documents obtained by Guardian Australia show how the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade rushed to gather information after Israel alleged 12 Unrwa staffers were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel.
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