Pausing funding to UNRWA ‘not sufficient': Andrew Bolt

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says the Albanese government’s decision to pause funding to the United Nations agency UNRWA over allegations some of its staff were involved in the October 7 attacks in Israel is “not sufficient”. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Saturday that Australia will join the United States and Canada in pausing its funding to the UN agency as an investigation continues on several of its employees after claims emerged they were involved in Hamas's attacks in Israel on October 7. On Friday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees said several employees were allegedly involved in the Hamas attacks on Israel. Mr Bolt said pausing the aid funding to UNRWA is "not sufficient, cutting it is”. The pause comes after Ms Wong announced last week that an additional $21.5 million in humanitarian assistance will be sent to the Middle East as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza continues.