Israeli soldiers on top of tanks in southern Israel upon their return from a mission in Gaza. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP United Nations chief António Guterres on Sunday made an urgent plea to countries that halted funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, over the weekend to reverse their decision. “The dire needs of the desperate populations they serve must be met,” he said, promising to hold to account any UNRWA staff member who participated in the October 7th attacks perpetrated by militants and other residents of Gaza in southern Israel. Of 12 people identified, nine have been dismissed,...