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Thursday, January 4, 2018
Netanyahu said to implore Trump administration not to cut funds to UNRWA
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Israeli Foreign Ministry official says Israel is opposed to the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the UN’s aid agency for the Palestinians, saying the cuts could lead to a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the Hadashot television news network reports Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who oversees the Foreign Ministry, has publicly supported US President Donald Trump’s statements on the issue, but Netanyahu has reportedly been in quiet contact with the Trump administration to urge the US not to carry out such a cut, especially while tensions rise in the Gaza Strip.
The Foreign Ministry does not respond to requests for comment.
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