The EU says it will send funds to Gaza’s main aid provider after the UN agency agrees to an audit | Ap
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that it will pay 50 million euros ($54 million) to the main provider of aid in Gaza next week after the cash-strapped U.N. agency agreed to allow EU-appointed experts to audit the way it screens staff to identify extremists.
kAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^:DC26=\92>2D\H2CQmxDC26=\w2>2D H2Ck^2m 92D 5C:G6? g_T @7 v2K2’D A@AF=2E:@? @7 a]b >:==:@? !2=6DE:?:2?D 7C@> E96:C 9@>6D[ 2?5 &]}] @77:4:2=D D2J 2 BF2CE6C @7 E96 A@AF=2E:@? 
DE2CG:?8] %96 286?4J E96 >2:? DFAA=:6C @7 7@@5[ H2E6C 2?5 D96=E6C[ 3FE :E 2=D@ @? E96 3C:?< @7 7:?2?4:2= 4@==2AD6]k^Am
kAm%96 tFC@A62? r@>>:DD:@? 925 366? 5F6 E@ 5:D3FCD6 ga >:==:@? 6FC@D WSgh >:==:@?X E@ &}#(p @? u63] ah[ 3FE H2?E65 E96 286?4J E@ 2446AE :ED E6C>D 7@C 2? 2F5:E] %96 t&VD A@H6C7F= 6I64FE:G6 3C2?49 E96 E9:C5 3:886DE 5@?@C E@ &}#(p 27E6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:DC26=\92>2D\H2C\?6HD\_`\ae\a_ac\a45_3b4f3f676d7_574_bbce6ge3ffb3QmE96 &?:E65 $E2E6Dk^2m 2?5 v6C>2?J]k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? D2:5 E96 286?4J 92D ?@H “:?5:42E65 E92E :E DE2?5D C625J E@ 6?DFC6 E92E 2 C6G:6H @7 :ED DE277 42CC:65 @FE E@ 4@?7:C> E96J 5:5 ?@E A2CE:4:A2E6 
E96 2EE24<D 2?5 E92E 7FCE96C 4@?EC@=D 2C6 AFE A=246 E@ >:E:82E6 DF49 C:D<D E96 7FEFC6]”k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? D2:5 E96 7F?5D H:== 36 5:DA2E4965 ?6IE H66< @?46 &}#(p 92D 4@?7:C>65 HC:E:?8 E92E :E 2446AED E96 t&VD 4@?5:E:@?D] %H@ 7FCE96C EC2?496D H@CE9 `e >:==:@? 6FC@D WS`f]b >:==:@?X 6249 H:== 36 8:G6? E@ &}#(p 2D :E 4@>A=:6D H:E9 E96:C 28C66>6?E]k^Am
kAmx? 2 A@DE @? )[ 7@C>6C=J %H:EE6C[ &}#(p r@>>:DD:@?6C\v6?6C2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^F?CH2\=632?@?\DJC:2\A2=6DE:?:2?\C67F866D\`bff6453b2b_`3hdf7e6dab367df5ddcQm!9:=:AA6 {2KK2C:?:k^2m H6=4@>65 E96 t&’D 2??@F?46>6?E 2?5 D2:5 E92E E96 4@>>:E>6?E E@ AC@G:56 >@?6J ?6IE H66< “4@>6D 2E 2 4C:E:42= E:>6]”k^Am
kAm“%96 7F== 5:D3FCD6>6?E @7 E96 t& 4@?EC:3FE:@? <6J E@ E96 286?4J’D 23:=:EJ E@ >2:?E2:? :ED @A6C2E:@?D 2 G6CJ G@=2E:=6 2C62[” 96 EH66E65]k^Am
kAmxDC26= 92D =@?8 244FD65 &}#(p @7 E@=6C2E:?8 @C 6G6? 4@==23@C2E:?8 H:E9 w2>2D 24E:G:E:6D @C 2C@F?5 &]}] 724:=:E:6D[ 3FE ?@ @?6 — xDC26= @C 23C@25 — 92D @776C65 2? 2=E6C?2E:G6 7@C 56=:G6C:?8 2:5 E@ v2K2’D 36D:6865 A@AF=2E:@?]k^Am
kAm&}#(p E@@< E96 F?FDF2= DE6A @7 :>>65:2E6=J 7:C:?8 :ED DE2776CD 32D65 @? xDC26=’D 2==682E:@?D 282:?DE E96>[ 3FE H:E9 ?@ 92C5 6G:56?46 36:?8 AC@G:565] t249 J62C[ &}#(p 8:G6D 2 =:DE @7 :ED DE277 E@ E96 xDC26=: 2FE9@C:E:6D 7@C G6EE:?8[ 2?5 E96 286?4J D2:5 :E 92D C646:G65 ?@ 4@>A=2:?ED]k^Am
kAm%H@ &]}] :?G6DE:82E:@?D :?E@ xDC26=’D 2==682E:@?D 282:?DE E96 286?4J 2C6 2=C625J F?56CH2J]k^Am
kAmtG6? 2D E96 4@>>:DD:@? H2D ?68@E:2E:?8 E96 E6C>D @7 :ED 2F5:E[ rC:D:D |2?286>6?E r@>>:DD:@?6C y2?6K {6?2Cč:č E@=5 t& =2H>2<6CD E9:D H66< E92E “H6 92G6 ?@E C646:G65 2?J 6G:56?46 DFAA@CE:?8 E96 2==682E:@?D 3J xDC26= E92E &}(#p’D DE277 H6C6 :?G@=G65 E96 E6CC:3=6 6G6?ED @? f ~4E@36C]”k^Am
kAm“%@ @FC <?@H=6586[ ?@?6 @7 E96 5@?@CD — @E96C 5@?@CD — 92G6 C646:G65 2?J 6G:56?46[” 96 25565]k^Am
kAmq6=8:2? s6G6=@A>6?E |:?:DE6C r2C@=:?6 v6??6K[ H9@D6 4@F?ECJ 4FCC6?E=J 9@=5D E96 t&VD C@E2E:?8 AC6D:56?4J[ EH66E65 @? uC:52J E92E &}#(p “:D E96 @?=J @C82?:K2E:@? E92E 42? DECF4EFC2==J 86E 9F>2?:E2C:2? 2:5 E@ !2=6DE:?:2?D] s67F?5:?8 H@F=5 >62? 2 562E9 D6?E6?46 7@C E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D]”k^Am
kAm%96 7F?5:?8 5:DAFE6 4@>6D 2 52J 27E6C H:E?6DD6D D2:5 E92E xDC26=: EC@@AD 925 7:C65 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:DC26=\92>2D\H2C\?6HD\_b\_`\a_ac\ge23“c74__be5_3c72d2eh65a`hec4eQm2 4C@H5 @7 !2=6DE:?:2?Dk^2m C24:?8 E@ AF== 7@@5 @77 2? 2:5 4@?G@J v2K2 r:EJ] |@C6 E92? `__ A6@A=6 H6C6 <:==65 E96 492@D] %96 562E9 E@== D:?46 ~4E@36C DE2?5D 2E >@C6 E92? b_[___[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 962=E9 @77:4:2=D]k^Am
kAm%96 w2>2D 2EE24< :?E@ xDC26= E92E :8?:E65 E96 H2C <:==65 `[a__ A6@A=6[ >@DE=J 4:G:=:2?D[ 2?5 E96 >:=:E2?ED D6:K65 2C@F?5 ad_ 9@DE286D] w2>2D 2?5 @E96C >:=:E2?ED 2C6 DE:== 9@=5:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:DC26=\9@DE286D\82K2\92>2D\H2C\hg4a533aebc66736da56“4`6_edag27Qm2C@F?5 `__ 9@DE286Dk^2m 2?5 E96 C6>2:?D @7 23@FE b_ >@C6[ 27E6C C6=62D:?8 >@DE @E96C 42AE:G6D 5FC:?8 2 }@G6>36C 462D6\7:C6]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmu:?5 >@C6 @7 p!’D 4@G6C286 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^:DC26=\92>2D\H2CQm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^:DC26=\92>2D\H2Ck^2mk^Am
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
