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![Josh Simmons, Senior Bureau Officer, Office of Legal Counsellor, United States Department of State makes statements as he attends the third day of the advisory opinion hearings on the illegality of Israel’s restrictions on the United Nations and its organisations at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on April 30, 2025. [Mouneb Taim – Anadolu Agency]](https://mronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Simmons-copy-200x200.jpg)
U.S. backs Israel’s ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at ICJ
Israel last year passed a law that banned UNRWA from operating in the country.
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UN Chief calls Gaza a ‘killing field’ as agencies urge Global action on Israel’s blockade
UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that “aid has dried up, and the floodgates of horror have re-opened” in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid and resumed its assault.
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Pretending the U.S. can’t just drive aid into Gaza
Have they considered digging a giant tunnel to get aid into Gaza as well? Or launching aid into Gaza by building a giant slingshot? Or perhaps they could invent some type of portal gun à la Rick and Morty?
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The CIA knows Ukrainian officials are skimming U.S. aid
Hersh says the CIA estimates at least $400 million was embezzled last year in funds earmarked for diesel payments.