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Biden signs U.S. spending bill with halt on UNRWA funds through 2025

The spending bill also has other 'key pro-Israel provisions' aimed at the U.N. and other international organizations.

U.S. President Biden signing a fiscal measure on March 1 in the Oval Office.
U.S. President Biden signing a fiscal measure on March 1 in the Oval Office. (AN/Cameron Smith)

The U.S. spending package signed by President Joe Biden blocks funding meant to help Palestinian refugees and investigate war crimes in Gaza.

It delivers a significant blow to the already cash-strapped United Nations, withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency and other agencies dealing with the Israel-Hamas war.

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