Hamas attack: US pauses UNRWA funding over claims of staff involvement

The US is pausing funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, over allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks.

UNRWA says it has sacked several people and ordered an investigation into information supplied by Israel.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "horrified by this news" and has called for a swift investigation.

Hamas killed 1,300 people, mostly civilians, in the unprecedented attack.

Another 250 people were taken hostage. The events triggered Israel's retaliatory attacks on Hamas in Gaza, which have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.