(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Israel has begun the process of replacing the UNRWA Palestinian refugee agency, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. "We will have to replace UNRWA. I directed that this process be started, and I informed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about it," he said. Over 16 countries have temporarily suspended funding to the agency. Israel says the services UNRWA provides can be handled by other organizations. Amir Weissbrod, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director of International Organizations, said that the intention was to transfer the services provided by UNRWA to other organizations gradually.
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