Despite ICJ ruling, Rubio says Unrwa cannot be involved in Gaza's future

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) can have no future in the running of Gaza.

Speaking to reporters at the headquarters of the US Civil-Military Coordination Center, which is overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, Rubio repeated the widely discredited Israeli claims that the organisation is a "subsidiary of Hamas".

“Unrwa is not going to play any role in [providing aid]," he said.

His comments come just days after the International Court of Justice ruled that the Israeli claim that Unrwa was "substantially" comprised of Hamas supporters was without foundation.

In its advisory opinion, the UN's top court on Wednesday found that Unrwa is impartial and indispensable for the provision of relief to Palestinians, as mandated by the UN General Assembly.

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