Major donor countries to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) have withdrawn funds following allegations that staff were involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel. Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, is urging countries to reconsider stopping their donations. He is pleading for donor states to “guarantee the continuity” of the UN aid agency in Gaza. Currently, the United States, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Britain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, and Japan have paused funding. The UNRWA, with 13,000 employees in Gaza, is the primary organizat…