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> The decision follows allegations that some UNRWA workers were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel carried out by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The [actual tweet][x]:

>The Italian government suspended funding @UNRWA after the atrocious attack by Hamas against Israel on 7 October. Allied countries have recently made the same decision. We are committed to humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian population, protecting Israel's security.

[x]: https://twitter.com/Antonio_Tajani/status/1751168542790009207

Other coverage of Italy's responses to the revelation that at least 12 UNRWA employees actively participated and used UNRWA facilities and vehicles in the staging and immediate aftermath of October 7th:

• [Times of Israel][toi]
• [Jerusalem Post][jpost]
• [Al Arabiya][al-arabiya]
• [Politico][politico]
• [Times of India][times-of-india]

[AP has more background][ap], but hasn't picked up on Italy yet.

[toi]: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/italy-joins-countries-suspending-financing-for-unrwa/ [jpost]: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-783950 [al-arabiya]: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/01/27/Australia-Canada-suspend-UNRWA-funding-after-Israeli-allegations [politico]: https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-canada-australia-united-states-funding-unrwa-united-nations-hamas-israel/ [times-of-india]: https://m.timesofindia.com/world/europe/italy-suspends-financing-for-unrwa-foreign-minister-antonio-tajani/articleshow/107185034.cms [ap]: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-26-2024-2cd0b3c7b7efe5f0dfc03346e86b773b