Hello from CNN, I'm Afomadikay, with the five things you need to know for Monday January 29th.

The UN Relief Agency for Palestinians is temporarily losing funding from at least a dozen major government donors.

After Israel alleged some of the agency staff was involved in Hamas's October 7th attack

on Israel, Palestinians living in dire conditions warn it could be a quote death sentence.

It's unclear whether the funds will be rerouted through other organizations.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the near east fired several

employees in the wake of the allegations which have not been made public but Israel's

foreign minister is calling on the head of the agency to resign.

I'm glad to be back at the Pentagon.

I feel good and am recovering well, but still recovering.

That's Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Today was his first day back at the Pentagon in about a month since his surgery to treat prostate cancer.

In remarks, Austin expressed his quote, outrage and sorrow over the drone attack that killed three US

soldiers in Jordan Sunday and injured more than 30 others.

President and I will not tolerate attack on US forces and we will take all necessary actions to defend the U.S. and our troops.

Two U.S. officials tell CNN an enemy drone followed an American drone onto the military

base.

One of the officials says it wasn't clear if that was

intentional or a coincidence, but it led to confusion and a delayed response from the

U.S. A juror testified that a court clerk's comments influenced her decision to convict

Alec Murdoch for murder. A hearing took place earlier today to decide if the former

South Carolina lawyer should get a new trial. Last year a jury found Murdoch guilty of murdering his wife and son in June 2021.

But Murdoch's lawyers alleged that Collleton County Court Clerk Rebecca Becky Hill

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