"UNRWA is not going to play any role in it. The UN we can; we're seeing the work they're doing. The World Food Programme. ..We're willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas," the US State Secretary said.
In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at his office in Jerusalem."
In a joint statement, the countries described the move as a "blatant violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions," particularly Resolution 1134, which denounces Israeli actions aimed at altering the demographic and legal status of occupied Palestinian territories si
Israel's Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that the Knesset vote on annexing West Bank settlements was a "deliberate political provocation" by the opposition to "sow discord" during US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Israel.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's move to annex the West Bank could threaten President Trump's Gaza peace plan. He arrives in Israel to support the plan, following visits by VP JD Vance and Trump's envoys Kushner and Witkoff, amid efforts to maintain the ceasefir