A series of probes found no evidence for Israel's central allegations.
UNITED NATIONS - The UN aid agency for Palestinians is facing its"darkest hour" and requires support from UN members after Israel's decision to cut ties with the organization, its chief said on Wednesday."Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos," the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, told the General Assembly.
Israel's parliament approved a proposal to shut down UNRWA's operations despite condemnation from the international community, including its ally the United States as well as Britain and Germany. Speaking Wednesday, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said UNRWA"may be defined by a single word: failure. A failure both professional and moral."
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