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UAE pledges $15 million to UNRWA to rebuild Jenin refugee camp
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Palestinians inspect a damaged house in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army withdrew its forces from the terror stronghold. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
The United Arab Emirates pledges to give $15 million to help rebuild the Jenin refugee camp after an intensive Israeli military operation there this week.
The funding promise comes after the IDF’s two-day offensive destroyed much of the camp’s narrow roads and alleyways. Twelve Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed in the fighting.
The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency reports that the money would be granted to UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees, to rebuild damaged homes and businesses and for the agency’s services. UNRWA has struggled recently to raise the funding it needs to keep its day-to-day operations helping millions of people across the Middle East.
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