Australia suspends aid to NGO over Israel claims of ‘Hamas links’

‘Australia has suspended funding for operations of a major international NGO in the occupied Palestinian lands following Israeli claims that the director of its Gaza branch diverted millions of dollars to the resistance movement, Hamas.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said in a statement on Friday that it “the allegations that a locally employed World Vision employee in the Gaza Strip has diverted aid funds from a range of international donors and provided support to Hamas are deeply troubling.”
“We are suspending the provision of further funding to World Vision for programs in the Palestinian Territories until the investigation is complete,” the statement said.’
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