US backs Israel’s ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at ICJ – Middle East Monitor

Israel cannot be forced to allow the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA to operate in Gaza, the United States told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today, Reuters reports.

Israel last year passed a law that banned UNRWA from operating in the country.

The United Nations General Assembly in December asked the UN’s top court to give an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians that is delivered by states and…