রুবিও সতর্ক করে দিয়েছিলেন যে পশ্চিম তীর সংযুক্তি শান্তিকে হুমকির মুখে ফেলবে এবং প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিল যে মার্কিন গাজা পুনর্নির্মাণের জন্য হামাসের ‘অনুষঙ্গী’ ইউএনআরডব্লিউএর সাথে কাজ করবে না
Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear on Friday that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank would “threaten” peace in the Gaza Strip; he then rejected the US working with the United Nations to rebuild the shattered coastal region. Rubio, 54, made the pronouncements a day after right-wingers in the Israeli Knesset voted for a bill receiving preliminary approval to symbolically impose the Jewish state’s law on the Palestinian Authority-administered territory. “What was explained to me, when the Vice President (JD Vance) was here, there were elements that were trying to use it to embarrass (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu,” Rubio told reporters while visiting a civilian-military coordination center that monitors ceasefire efforts in southern Israel. “Suffice it to say, we don’t think it’s going to happen and more importantly, it’s not structured in a way that could happen legislatively. But it would also threaten the entire process.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a statement to the press after touring a civilian-military coordination center. “Everyone needs to understand whether something like that would happen; if it did, many of the countries that are involved probably would no longer want to be involved,” the MEP secretary continued. “It is a threat to the peace process and everyone knows it. But I don’t get in the middle of Israeli politics. We are focused on peace and security.” Israeli soldiers are deployed at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. AFP via Getty Images Vance described Thursday’s Knesset vote as a “very foolish political stunt.” “The West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. The Trump administration’s policy is the West Bank should not be annexed by Israel,” the VP added. “That will continue to be our policy. If people want to take symbolic votes, they can. But we certainly weren’t happy about it.” Civilians and military personnel, including 200 US troops, who are planning to stabilize and revitalize Gaza, are stationed at the center Rubio visited on Friday. “The UN is here, they are on the ground, if they can achieve it, we are prepared to work with them,” Rubio said. “But not UNRWA. UNRWA has become an adjunct of Hamas.” Personnel of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and displaced Palestinians inspect the damage to a building converted into a shelter from a UN school. AFP via Getty Images The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has faced multiple allegations that it is controlled by Hamas and employs members of the terrorist group. Still, the International Court of Justice said earlier this week that Israel should allow UNRWA to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Although the Jewish state has banned the agency from bringing in supplies since March, it still operates health centers and delivers other services. “The result of which is that people have jobs, lives and a better future, and people are asking, ‘How do I murder Israelis? How do I attack Israel?'” Rubio said. “There has to be a Gaza where people don’t feel that way,” he said. “Because if we can’t get to that place, there will be no peace. There will be no lasting peace. You can’t have peace with people that want to destroy you, want to murder you and want to launch another October 7th attack. Everyone accepts that.” World News
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