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Some "issues related to neutrality persist” at UNRWA, says the former French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, who headed a independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians. The report also noted Israel had yet to provide evidence for allegations that a significant number of its staff were members of terrorist organizations. SOUNDBITE
Soldiers and relatives of Israeli soldier Afik Teri mourn during his funeral in Rehovot, after he was he killed in Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls his organization's Palestinian refugee agency the "backbone" of Gaza aid after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 UNRWA staffers participated in the October 7 attacks. SOUNDBITE
No organization can "replace or substitute" the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency, employees of which were implicated in the October 7 attacks on Israel, the UN's coordinator for Gaza aid says. SOUNDBITE
The EU demands an "urgent" audit of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and says it is reviewing funding, following Israeli allegations that some staff participated in Hamas's October 7 attack. The audit should be led by European Commission-appointed experts and be conducted alongside a UN investigation into the claims, commission spokesman Eric Mamer tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
Despite heavy rain, dozens of supporters and relatives of hostages held in Gaza gather in Tel Aviv. Hamas's armed wing said on Saturday it had "lost contact" with its militants tasked with guarding five Israeli hostages, out of 129 captives remaining in Gaza according to Israeli authorities. IMAGES
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