Spain's government on Thursday announced that it would be giving an additional €20 million ($21.9 million) funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA.

"We will make a new contribution of €20 million to the UNRWA to support the organization in its crucial humanitarian work in Gaza and to provide the food, education, and health needs of the nearly six million Palestinian refugees in the region," Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares said.

The organization faced a funding crisis after several countries — including the US, Germany, the UK and Japan — suspended financial support. That came after Israel's allegations that around a dozen of the agency's employees had been involved in the October 7 terrorist attacks led by Hamas.

Investigations into the allegations are still being conducted and in light of the probe, the European Commission said a week ago it would release €50 million in UNRWA funding.