Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has hit out at the West after several countries stopped funding to UN agency in Gaza amid Israel's allegations that UNRWA employees were involved in Hamas' Oct 7 attack. Lavrov said that the 'collective punishment was unacceptable' and that if the accusations are not proven then the halt in funding would be a 'wrong decision.' Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General held a closed-door meeting with ambassadors of 35 countries as the controversy snowballed. Watch for more details.
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