The Trump administration is weighing whether to pursue terrorism-related sanctions against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as officials review allegations that the agency has ties to Hamas and consider steps that could further pressure its leadership and operations.

Axar.az, citing Fox News, reports that the United Nations agency provides aid, schooling, healthcare, shelter, and social services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.

U.N. officials have described UNRWA as the backbone of Gaza’s aid effort during the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, but the Trump administration has accused the group of ties to Hamas – an allegation the agency vehemently disputes.

Washington, once UNRWA’s biggest donor, froze funding in January 2024 after Israel accused roughly a dozen staff members of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that triggered the war.