According to United Nations data, 88.7% of the organization&#8217;s aid trucks have been looted in Gaza since May 19.
Data shared by the United Nations&#8217; 2720 Mechanism for Gaza show that of the 2,604 trucks that collected aid at border crossings, 2,310 were intercepted “peacefully by hungry civilians or forcefully by armed actors,” during transit.
Only 300 trucks, just 11.5%, successfully reached their intended destinations.
A spotlight on the data comes as Israel continues to face allegations of blocking aid to Gaza. <a href="https://info.un2720.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UN figures show</a> that Israel approved 112 aid requests in June and denied 38.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-department-slams-senate-democrats-over-calls-to-defund-gaza-humanitarian-foundation?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=State+Department+Slams+Senate+Democrats+Over+Calls+To+Defund+Gaza+Humanitarian+Foundation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">STATE DEPARTMENT SLAMS SENATE DEMOCRATS OVER CALLS TO DEFUND GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION</a>
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-new-footage-shows-un-convoy-driving-into-mob-of-gazans-casualties-reported?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+New+Footage+Shows+UN+Convoy+Driving+Into+Mob+Of+Gazans%2C+Casualties+Reported" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video obtained</a> by The Daily Wire shows a chaotic scene in southern Gaza last month, as more than a dozen UN aid trucks enter a dense crowd along the Morag route. As the convoy attempts to pass through, a mob swarms the vehicles, climbing aboard and looting the supplies.
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EXCLUSIVE: A new video obtained by The Daily Wire shows a chaotic scene in southern Gaza last Thursday, where Gazans swarm and loot a U.N. aid convoy.
The IDF says it received reports of casualties in the same area and on the same day involving aid trucks. <a href="https://t.co/TP0hhl0bms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/TP0hhl0bms</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1950605086058598840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
Of the 44,650 tons offloaded at the crossings, UN trucks have picked up only 35,968 tons. This leaves 8,682 tons of aid sitting in the sun awaiting transport — a situation heavily criticized by both Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which accuse the UN of failing to efficiently distribute its aid.
Due to the bottleneck and constant looting of UN trucks, GHF has repeatedly offered to help the UN distribute aid, but the offer has gone unanswered. Instead, the UN has continued <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/well-break-your-legs-un-accused-of-mafia-type-response-to-u-s-led-gaza-relief-efforts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to vilify</a> the group.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trump-says-he-doesnt-believe-israel-is-committing-genocide-in-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=WATCH%3A+Trump+Says+He+Doesn%E2%80%99t+Believe+Israel+Is+Committing+Genocide+In+Gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EXCLUSIVE: NEW FOOTAGE SHOWS UN CONVOY DRIVING INTO MOB OF GAZANS, CASUALTIES REPORTED</a>
GHF <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/witkoff-and-huckabee-tour-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-site-as-group-distributes-100-millionth-meal?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Witkoff+And+Huckabee+Tour+Gaza+Humanitarian+Foundation+Site+As+Group+Distributes+100+Millionth+Meal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hit a milestone</a> last week by distributing its 100 millionth meal since launching operations to feed Gazan civilians on May 26.
According to GHF, their aid boxes include enough food to feed a family of 5.5 three times a day for 3.5 days. Items vary depending on availability, cost, and other factors, but are built off of similar ingredient lists used by other humanitarian groups.
GHF is responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">aid initiative</a>, which aims to deliver humanitarian aid directly to Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from intercepting supplies — a challenge that has persisted since the war began.
On Monday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trump-says-he-doesnt-believe-israel-is-committing-genocide-in-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=WATCH%3A+Trump+Says+He+Doesn%E2%80%99t+Believe+Israel+Is+Committing+Genocide+In+Gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump said</a> that he does not believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
​​<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-kingdom-threatens-to-recognize-state-of-palestine-if-israel-doesnt-agree-to-ceasefire?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=United+Kingdom+Threatens+To+Recognize+%E2%80%98State+of+Palestine%E2%80%99+If+Israel+Doesn%E2%80%99t+Agree+To+Ceasefire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNITED KINGDOM THREATENS TO RECOGNIZE ‘STATE OF PALESTINE’ IF ISRAEL DOESN’T AGREE TO CEASEFIRE</a>
“I don’t think it’s that. They’re in a war,” Trump responded to a reporter who asked him if he’s seen evidence of genocide in Gaza.
Trump added that the United States is making serious efforts to help get goods into Gaza.
“We’re putting up money to get the people fed,” he said, likely referring to the GHF site. “We don’t want people going hungry, and we don’t want people to starve.”
Israel has denied that there is mass starvation in the Gaza Strip, and has vowed to help increase food aid.
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad recently released videos of severely-malnourished hostages, including one of Evyatar David, who the terror organization forced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-forces-emaciated-israeli-hostage-to-dig-his-own-grave?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Hamas+Forces+Emaciated+Israeli+Hostage+To+Dig+His+Own+Grave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to dig</a> his own grave.
“This is the grave I think I’m going to be buried in. Time is running out,” David said in the video.
Hamas claimed that the hostages were receiving the same amount of food as the general population in Gaza. However, a moment in the propaganda video appeared to contradict that assertion, showing the muscular arm of a Hamas terrorist handing a can to the visibly emaciated David.
Hamas has reportedly barred the Red Cross from delivering food to hostages unless Israel permanently opens humanitarian corridors and suspends all air traffic during such deliveries, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-863225" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Jerusalem Post reported</a>.

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United Nations Says 89% Of Their Gaza Aid Trucks Have Been Looted Since May

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Speaking at his government’s weekly press conference, Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia, said his country has <a href="https://news.err.ee/1609759785/prime-minister-estonia-has-no-plans-to-recognize-palestine">no plans to recognize a Palestinian state</a> at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
On Wednesday, 15 countries signed a joint declaration calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state when the UNGA convenes its annual regular sessions. President Donald Trump has stated that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-warns-against-rewarding-hamas-with-palestinian-statehood-bluntly-rejects-two-state-solution">would not support</a> such a move.
“Today there is no state to recognize,” Michal declared. “Of course, we are doing everything we can within the European Union to resolve the critical humanitarian situation as quickly as possible. But from our point of view, there is currently no state to additionally recognize.”
Israel was one of the first countries to recognize Estonia&#8217;s independence in 1991. Estonia joined the European Union in 2004 and was one of 38 countries that <a href="https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/38-countries-boycott-antisemitic-durban-iv-conference">boycotted</a> the vehemently anti-Israel World Conference Against Racism in Durban in 2021. Israeli and Estonian government officials have frequently visited each other’s countries for the last 24 years.
Last December, the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) <a href="https://news.err.ee/1609553287/estonian-art-academy-severs-cooperation-with-israeli-partner-college">canceled a workshop</a> with a visiting Israeli professor, adding that it would not cooperate with any Israeli higher education institutions. Outgoing EKA director Mart Kalm stated, “It has appeared to be wiser for us to refrain from this at the moment&#8230;. Israeli universities know the prevailing sentiments, so this was not a surprise to them.”
But Michal immediately <a href="https://news.err.ee/1609553581/prime-minister-university-will-have-to-revisit-its-decision-regarding-israel">criticized</a> the decision, saying, &#8220;I believe the academy should reconsider this decision.” Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna added, “As foreign minister, I see no reason why we should stop cooperation with Israel at this level. I can&#8217;t comment on what the atmosphere is like in this educational institution, but as foreign minister, I can only say that this is definitely a step in the wrong direction.”
Former Estonian Minister of Education Jaak Aaviksoo echoed, “I don&#8217;t know about the internal atmosphere, although I do know that there are these kinds of very radical left-wing activists there and giving in to their incomprehensible demands is the core of the problem for me.”

European Council Convenes In Brussels

Estonia Sides With Trump, Won’t Support Palestinian State Recognition

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Video obtained by The Daily Wire shows a chaotic scene in southern Gaza last Thursday as Gazans swarmed a United Nations aid convoy.
In the footage, more than a dozen trucks — led by vehicles marked with UN insignia — are seen entering a dense crowd along the Morag route. A mob then climbs onto the truck and loots the aid as the convoy attempts to pass through.
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EXCLUSIVE: A new video obtained by The Daily Wire shows a chaotic scene in southern Gaza last Thursday, where Gazans swarm and loot a U.N. aid convoy.
The IDF says it received reports of casualties in the same area and on the same day involving aid trucks. <a href="https://t.co/TP0hhl0bms">pic.twitter.com/TP0hhl0bms</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1950605086058598840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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An Israeli Defense Forces spokesman told The Daily Wire that the military received reports of casualties that day in the same area involving aid trucks and internal clashes among Gazans.
“On Thursday, a gathering of Gazans was identified approaching aid trucks in the area of the Morag route in the southern Gaza Strip,” the spokesperson said. “There are reports of casualties resulting from aid trucks driving through the crowd and internal clashes among Gazans in the area.”
The spokesman noted that the incident is still under examination.
At this time, it has not been confirmed whether the casualties reported by the IDF are connected to the events captured in the video.
The footage emerges as European governments, congressional Democrats, and left-leaning media outlets intensify pressure on the Trump administration to halt support for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, arguing the United Nations is better equipped to deliver aid safely and effectively.
A leaked memo from the BBC <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bbc-ordered-staff-to-slant-reporting-against-u-s-backed-gaza-aid-group-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly reveals</a> that it instructed its staff to slant reporting against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The memo from June 25 told staff that “the argument over how much aid has crossed into Gaza is irrelevant,” adding that “we should say” the current distribution system “doesn’t work.”
Israel says it has placed no limits on UN aid coming into Gaza, noting that hundreds of truckloads of aid recently remained undelivered, sitting for weeks in the sun.
The UN blames Israeli restrictions for the delays, while Israeli officials point to the UN&#8217;s failure to retrieve and distribute supplies, as well as widespread looting by gangs before the aid reaches distribution centers.
Humanitarian groups have refused IDF security escorts for aid convoys, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/aid-gaza-hunger-united-nations-e703faaaba945e838aabfb3c7fa32d70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Associated Press </a><a href="https://apnews.com/article/aid-gaza-hunger-united-nations-e703faaaba945e838aabfb3c7fa32d70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Meanwhile, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is on track this week to distribute its 100 millionth meal since starting operations on May 26. While the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has far fewer distribution centers and resources than the United Nations, the organization says its goal is to supplement existing humanitarian efforts, not replace them.
Last week, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation offered to help the UN distribute aid, but the offer has gone unanswered. Instead, the UN has continued <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/well-break-your-legs-un-accused-of-mafia-type-response-to-u-s-led-gaza-relief-efforts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to vilify</a> the group.
GHF has been tasked with implementing President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">aid initiative</a>, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Last month, terrorists threw grenades at the American security contractors staffing Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, leaving two injured. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation believes that Hamas was behind the attack.
“Yesterday, GHF marked the 4th of July with 60 million meals delivered on behalf of America — and a wish for Gaza’s independence from fear and terror,” GHF said in a statement at the time. “Hamas responded by throwing grenades at two Americans feeding hungry families. Violence is always their answer to hope.”
Despite the incident, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says distributions at its sites have largely proceeded without security incidents.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Footage Shows UN Convoy Driving Into Mob Of Gazans, Casualties Reported

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Tuesday, President Donald Trump, in his inimitable style, forcefully dismissed the idea of recognizing a Palestinian state, declaring that it would be rewarding the terrorist group Hamas if such a thing eventuated.
“Is there any use at all in pressuring Israel now to come to some sort of longer-term solution?” a reporter asked.
“Well, you could make the case that you’re rewarding people, that you’re rewarding Hamas if you do that,” Trump replied. “And I don’t think they should be rewarded. So I’m not in that camp, to be honest. We’ll let you know where we are, but I am not in that camp, because if you do that, you really are rewarding Hamas, and I’m not about to do that.”
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Trump on creating a Palestinian state:
“If you do that, you really are rewarding Hamxs, and I’m not about to do that.” <a href="https://t.co/knZpcgG1E4">pic.twitter.com/knZpcgG1E4</a>
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A conference has been held this week by the United Nations, sponsored by Saudi Arabia and France, to discuss the eventual declaration of a Palestinian state, which French President Emanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer support.
Author David Harris pointed out, “In 1938, 2 countries tried to appease genocidal Nazi Germany by sacrificing Czechoslovakia. Britain &amp; France.  In 2025, 2 countries try to appease genocidal #Hamas by sacrificing #Israel. Britain &amp; France.”
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In 1938, 2 countries tried to appease genocidal Nazi Germany by sacrificing Czechoslovakia.
Britain &amp; France.
In 2025, 2 countries try to appease genocidal <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hamas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hamas</a> by sacrificing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a>.
Britain &amp; France.
&quot;The more things change, the more they stay the same.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/81OOS7pyqj">pic.twitter.com/81OOS7pyqj</a>
&mdash; David Harris (@DavidHarrisNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidHarrisNY/status/1950507961408684152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Famed Israeli hostage Emily Damari, a dual British-Israeli citizen who was held by Hamas for 471 days and lost two fingers after she was seized in the October 7, 2023, massacre Hamas and Gazan citizens perpetrated, in which they killed more than 1200 Israelis, fired back at Starmer:
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As a Dual British-Israeli citizen who survived 471 days in Hamas captivity, I am deeply saddened by your decision @Keir_Starmer to recognise Palestinian statehood. This move does not advance peace — it risks rewarding terror. It sends a dangerous message: that violence earns legitimacy. By legitimising a state entity while Hamas still controls Gaza and continues its campaign of terror, you are not promoting a solution; you are prolonging the conflict. Recognition under these conditions emboldens extremists and undermines any hope for genuine peace. Shame on you.
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As a Dual British-Israeli citizen who survived 471 days in Hamas captivity, I am deeply saddened by your decision <a href="https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Keir_Starmer</a> to recognise Palestinian statehood. This move does not advance peace—it risks rewarding terror. It sends a dangerous message: that violence earns… <a href="https://t.co/G4DF5AWgjT">https://t.co/G4DF5AWgjT</a>
&mdash; Emily Damari (@EmilyDamari1) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyDamari1/status/1950503052282101987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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After Macron declared he would recognize a Palestinian state, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Christian broadcaster Tony Perkins:
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If Macron wants to have a secondary motion here for a state for “Palestine,” I suggested that what he should do is just give a part of the French Riviera, because he never said where this nation needs to be, this Palestinian state, or when it should be. So I suggest let’s make it French Riviera, and we can call it “Franc-en-stine.” That way everybody’s happy and Macron gets what he wants.  
And also, when one nation can just declare another place on the earth to be a state, then I think it would be fitting if the U.K. would declare France to be  British colony. Why not? This was outrageous for Macron to do this, and it came at a horrible time. It basically is a reward to Hamas and that’s one of the reasons they became unreasonable in talks to end the war in Gaza.
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Asked about a non-binding resolution, the Israeli Knesset discussed declaring sovereignty over the Biblical areas of Judea and Samaria as the U.N. discussed declaring a Palestinian state, Huckabee replied:
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When Europe and other areas of the world decide they’re going to start telling Israel that it’s got to let Hamas stay in Gaza, or that it’s going to declare unilaterally a Palestinian state, the reaction in Israel is not to surrender. The reaction in Israel is to say, “Okay, you want to do that? Then here’s what we’re gonna do. And what happened in the Knesset this week was a message that should be understood not only in the Palestinian Authority — who were pushing some of these European nations to take this position — but it ought to be a message to the Europeans that when you go out there and you start pushing Israel to surrender, their response is going to be the same any decent country would be: It’s to bow up and say, “Oh, no, we’re not. We’ll just get stronger, tougher, and we’ll dig in.”
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President Trump Returns To The White House From Scotland

Trump Warns Against ‘Rewarding Hamas’ With Palestinian Statehood, Bluntly Rejects Two-State Solution

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The Trump administration says it boycotted a United Nations conference promoting the two-state solution on Monday, calling the event a “publicity stunt” and an “insult.”
“This week, the U.N. will serve as host to an unproductive and ill-timed conference on the two-state solution in New York City,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement. “This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.”
Bruce said the conference will “prolong the war, embolden Hamas, and reward its obstruction and undermine real-world efforts to achieve peace.”
Instead of participating, Bruce said the United States will continue leading efforts to end the fighting and deliver a permanent peace.
“Our focus remains on serious diplomacy: not stage-managed conferences designed to manufacture the appearance of relevance,” she said.
The boycott comes after President Donald Trump drew attention to what he described as “real starvation” in Gaza.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@POTUS</a> on Gaza: &#8220;We&#8217;ll be helping with the food &#8230; We&#8217;re also going to make sure that they don&#8217;t have barriers stopping people &#8230; We can save a lot of people. That&#8217;s real starvation. I see it, and you can&#8217;t fake that.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/zcFiVYCxrE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/zcFiVYCxrE</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1949819811401273583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
“We&#8217;ll be helping with the food,” Trump said. “We can save a lot of people. That&#8217;s real starvation. I see it, and you can&#8217;t fake that.&#8221;
Bruce also criticized French President Emmanuel Macron <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/macron-announces-plans-to-recognize-palestine-as-hamas-upends-ceasefire-talks?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Macron+Announces+Plans+To+Recognize+%E2%80%98Palestine%E2%80%99+As+Hamas+Upends+Ceasefire+Talks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for announcing</a> that France will formally recognize a Palestinian state this September during the United Nations General Assembly, claiming the move was “welcomed by Hamas.” She added that such announcements obstruct ceasefire negotiations and undercut diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza.
“As Secretary Rubio has made clear, this effort is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th and a reward for terrorism,” she said. “It keeps hostages trapped in tunnels.”
Netanyahu <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blames-hamas-for-ceasefire-collapse-says-terror-group-wants-to-die?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Blames+Hamas+for+Ceasefire+Collapse%2C+Says+Terror+Group+%E2%80%98Wants+To+Die%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired back</a> at Macron, claiming the announcement “rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became.”
“A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel — not to live in peace beside it,” Netanyahu added. “Let’s be clear: the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel; they seek a state instead of Israel.”
The conference, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, was rescheduled from June to July due to Israel’s war with Iran, according to <a href="https://www.jns.org/us-boycotts-un-conference-on-two-state-solution-calling-it-publicity-stunt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish News Syndicate</a>.
During the opening remarks, United Nations Secretary-General <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-862170" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antonio Guterres</a> said that participants “must ensure that it does not become another exercise in well-meaning rhetoric.”
“The path to peace starts with recognizing the state of Palestine and preserving it from destruction,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said. “The rights of all peoples must be respected, the sovereignty of all states must be ensured. Palestine, and its people can no longer be the exception.”
There has never been a Palestinian state. Prior to Israeli occupation, Judea and Samaria were occupied by Jordan, and Gaza by Egypt.
Israeli Minister of Finance <a href="https://x.com/bezalelsm/status/1948477377576600027" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Betzalel Smotrich said</a> France’s announcement provides a “compelling reason” to apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
“I thank President Macron for providing yet another compelling reason to finally apply Israeli sovereignty over the historic regions of Judea and Samaria, and to definitively abandon the failed concept of establishing a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel,” he wrote. “This will be our fitting Zionist response to the one-sided pressure and coercive measures led by President Macron and his allies.”
Last week, Israel’s Knesset voted in favor of a declaratory resolution in support of applying Israeli sovereignty to Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley in a vote of 71-13.
“The Knesset affirms that the State of Israel has a natural, historical, and legal right to the entirety of the Land of Israel – the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people,” the resolution <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-862007" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>. “The Knesset calls upon the cabinet of Israel to act promptly to extend Israeli sovereignty, including law, jurisdiction, and administration, over all areas of Jewish communities, in all its forms, in <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-861776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley</a>.”
More than 500,000 Israelis live in Judea and Samaria.

Trump Administration Boycotts UN ‘Publicity Stunt’ Conference On Palestinian Statehood

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Mike Waltz is one step closer to becoming President Donald Trump&#8217;s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations thanks to the help of a Senate Democrat.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-10 on Thursday to favorably report Waltz&#8217;s nomination to the full chamber. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), ranking member of the panel, joined with all but one Republican in voting &#8220;yes.&#8221; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the rest of the Democrats voted against Waltz.
In a <a href="https://x.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1948413228628742521" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, Shaheen said she disagrees with Waltz on some issues, &#8220;including his use of unclassified systems to coordinate sensitive documents.&#8221; However, the New Hampshire Democrat added that she views Waltz as representing a &#8220;moderating force with a distinguished record of military service and an extensive background in national security policymaking,&#8221; and she suggested the United States is &#8220;better off&#8221; with him as opposed to potential &#8220;alternatives.&#8221;
Shaheen also declared that she intends to hold Waltz &#8220;accountable&#8221; in the months and years ahead, and noted that she welcomes the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;commitment&#8221; to distribute $75 million of &#8220;lifesaving&#8221; foreign assistance.
Waltz, a former Florida congressman and Green Beret veteran, was ousted from his role as Trump&#8217;s national security adviser after he took responsibility for the &#8220;Signalgate&#8221; controversy earlier this year. Trump then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/curveball-amid-rumors-that-mike-waltz-was-fired-trump-gives-him-another-top-admin-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked</a> Waltz to become his envoy to the United Nations after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pulls-stefanik-nomination-united-nations-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulling</a> Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as his nominee for the role. Stefanik is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elise-stefanik-reportedly-set-to-challenge-hochul-for-new-york-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to run for governor of New York against the Democrat incumbent, Kathy Hochul.
During Waltz&#8217;s confirmation hearing, Paul confronted the nominee on the issue of war powers. Paul was the sole Republican to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-rebuffs-dem-bid-to-limit-trumps-iran-war-powers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> with the majority of Democrats in June for a failed measure that sought to stop Trump from launching further attacks on Iran with the consent of Congress.
&#8220;I guess it just worries me that you come more from the Liz Cheney wing of the party than the Donald Trump wing of the party,&#8221; Paul <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1945157737844777039" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, to which Waltz contended in his reply: &#8220;I am squarely with the president &#8230; in terms of the limits on hard power.&#8221;
Paul <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/24/congress/waltz-nomination-overcomes-rand-paul-hurdle-00474459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> told colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he was willing to vote in favor of Waltz, but without a favorable recommendation.

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Mike Waltz, whom President Trump has nominated to become UN Ambassador, condemned the United Nations, saying it routinely displayed “pervasive antisemitism” as he testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing regarding his nomination.
“We must also challenge pervasive antisemitism. From 2015 to 2023, the General Assembly passed 154 resolutions against Israel versus 71 against all other nations combined,” he noted. “UNRWA, in Gaza, with its staff involved in the October 7 massacre, its schools teaching antisemitic hate, must be dismantled. The reappointment of special rapporteur Francesca Albanese —with her calls to boycott American companies doing business with Israel — highlights this bias. President Trump’s executive order, Chairman Risch, your Stand With Israel Act, require withholding funds from such bodies. I fully support Rep. Elise Stefanik’s proposal for an Abraham Accords caucus within the UN.”
Asked what specific actions he could take to “shut down the pervasive antisemitism at the UN,” Waltz replied, “It is pervasive, and I could probably spend the rest of this hearing highlighting the antisemitic activities, one aspect of which is Article VII of the Human Rights council; Israel is the only nation with a standing mandate to highlight its ‘human rights abuses’ every single meeting and it’s been going on for decades.”
More information about how the UN uses Article VII to unfairly target Israel can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnRT8MXuMsk&amp;t=81s">here</a>.
Speaking of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for sanctions on the virulently antisemitic UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, Waltz declared, “I support the Secretary’s call for sanctions on the UN Special Rapporteur. I think she is the poster child for antisemitism in the UN. I think we have to take a step back and address and work with both Israel and work with our allies on to why this continues to happen. I understand the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but I will say over and over again: If Hamas would lay down their arms, if they would surrender, if they would stop sacrificing their own people, the fighting would stop  today.”
Waltz also targeted the UN for its bias toward China, asserting, “It’s absurd that the world’s second largest economy is treated as a developing nation in most UN agencies. That gives China favorable status; China pushes its personnel at all levels; including bodies that set international standards in aviation, telecommunication, IP. U.S. leadership is essential there; America must have a strong voice. If confirmed, I will work with Secretary Rubio to challenge this influence.”
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“From 2015 to 2023, the U.N. General Assembly passed 154 resolutions against Israel, versus 71 against all other nations combined. UNRWA in Gaza, with its staff involved in the October 7th massacre, its schools teaching anti-Semitic hate, must be dismantled. 
The reappointment… <a href="https://t.co/aX9jI1tQBb">pic.twitter.com/aX9jI1tQBb</a>
&mdash; UN Watch (@UNWatch) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNWatch/status/1948340035368964194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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While most media have seen fit to condemn Israel rather than Hamas for the food shortage in Gaza, the food in roughly 950 trucks inspected and approved by Israel was reportedly rotting on the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing because the United Nations will not distribute it.
“The Humanitarian Relief Fund (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) today offered the UN to distribute the aid free of charge instead &#8211; and the UN refused. The UN, in collaboration with Hamas, is starving the population of the Gaza Strip while simultaneously pumping up the false campaign of ‘hunger in the Gaza Strip,’” Tamir Morag of Israel’s Channel 14 reported.
“The common goal of the UN and Hamas: to force the dissolution of the aid fund and obtain exclusivity for the UN on the entry of food, so that almost all of it will end up in the hands of Hamas instead of the Gaza population,” he added.
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תמונות בלתי נתפסות: תכולה של כ-950 משאיות מזון שנבדקו ואושרו על ידי ישראל נרקבת בצד העזתי של מעבר כרם שלום, כי האו&quot;ם מסרב לחלק אותה. 
קרן הסיוע ההומניטרי (GHF) הציעה היום לאו&quot;ם לחלק במקומו את הסיוע ללא תשלום &#8211; והאו&quot;ם סירב. האו&quot;ם, בשיתוף חמאס, מרעיב את אוכלוסיית רצועת עזה ובמקביל… <a href="https://t.co/2Dr23A0eWy">pic.twitter.com/2Dr23A0eWy</a>
&mdash; תמיר מורג Tamir Morag (@Tamir114) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tamir114/status/1948074134551863425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The report of the aid trucks sitting inside Gaza and waiting for the UN to distribute them was corroborated by <a href="https://x.com/TreyYingst/status/1948124844622856255">Trey Yingst</a>, Fox News&#8217; chief foreign correspondent.
On Monday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry released footage of Hamas terrorists gleefully gorging themselves in tunnels underground while Gaza residents above are going without food.
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🎥 Exclusive footage from Hamas tunnels
While Hamas leaders scream “starvation” to the world, this is what’s really happening underground.
📍Hamas terrorists are seen boasting about full meals in their tunnels, far from the suffering above and stocked with items not from… <a href="https://t.co/ED2GHxwvOB">pic.twitter.com/ED2GHxwvOB</a>
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As Andrew Fox of the Henry Jackson Society has pointed out:
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As early as late October 2023, Israel began permitting up to 100 aid trucks into Gaza each day, later increasing the quota to 200 trucks daily by late November. By mid-November 2023, Israeli officials announced they would no longer impose a daily limit on aid trucks. &#8230;
Crucially, the often-cited figure of “500 trucks per day” that supposedly entered Gaza before the war is a myth. That number originated from a careless statement by UN Secretary-General Guterres, and it spread uncritically through media and NGO reports. In reality, pre-war averages were around 300 trucks per day, of which only about 75 were food trucks. UN data from 2022 shows about 291 trucks per day entering Gaza (via Israel and Egypt), with roughly half carrying construction materials and only about 73 carrying food. &#8230;
A massive influx of aid took place during a negotiated pause in hostilities at the start of 2025. During the ceasefire from 18 January to 2 March, Gaza was inundated with approximately 25,200 aid trucks carrying 447,538 tonnes of supplies, nearly 78% of which was food. &#8230;
Since the start of the war, the militant group has made it clear that it will not take responsibility for civilians. Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk said, “We are not responsible for Gaza’s civilians. Israel and the UN are responsible.”
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GHF spokesman Chapin Fay, standing in Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing, saw “tons of aid from UN organizations sitting on the ground undelivered… desperately needed flour rotting on the side of the road; rice from Jordan baking for over 90 days; expired medical supplies.”

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The Trump administration announced that the United States was withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday, claiming that remaining is “not in the national interest of the United States.”
“UNESCO works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy,” State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
The move comes as the Trump administration continues to shift its priorities and resources away from international-focused groups that are accused of pursuing anti-American agendas. Trump also cut funding or participation to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in February.
Bruce also said the United States took issue with UNESCO admitting the “State of Palestine” as a member state, claiming the move was “highly problematic, contrary to U.S. policy, and contributed to the proliferation of anti-Israel rhetoric within the organization.”
The United States will remain a member of UNESCO until December 31, 2026.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/22/us-news/trump-to-pull-us-out-of-unesco-over-dei-policies-pro-palestinian-pro-china-tilt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the New York Post</a> that the decision to leave UNESCO came because the organization supports “woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November.
Trump withdrew the United States from UNESCO in 2017 during his first term, citing anti-Israel bias. Shortly after starting his second term, in February, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-and-ending-funding-to-certain-united-nations-organizations-and-reviewing-united-states-support-to-all-international-organizations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump ordered</a> a 90-day review of UNESCO membership, directing officials to examine the organization for any signs of anti-Semitism or anti-Israel bias.
UNESCO has faced several controversies over allegations of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish bias, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unesco-rules-burial-site-biblical-jewish-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the designation</a> of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, built by King Herod in the 1st century BCE, as a “Palestinian World Heritage Site.” In 2016, UNESCO passed the Occupied Palestine Resolution, which omitted any mention of the Jewish historical connection to the Temple Mount and referred to it solely by its Muslim name, “Al-Haram al-Sharif.”
UNESCO has also been accused of being used as a tool by China — which is the second-largest funder — and being “woke” for its social justice-focused projects, including its 2023 “anti-racism toolkit” and its 2024 <a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000392230" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Transforming MEN’talities” initiative</a>.
Eugene Kontorovich, an international law professor at George Mason&#8217;s Antonin Scalia Law School, told The Daily Wire that UNESCO was “beyond reform.”
“President Trump was right to end America’s relationship with UNESCO, which has proven itself beyond reform — not just because of its deep and anti-Israel bias, but mostly because it’s championship of work and progressive policies that go against American values,” Kontorovich, who is also a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said.
Kontorovich added that the United States isn’t a “proper” member of UNESCO, since former President Joe Biden did not get congressional authorization for rejoining in 2023.

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Former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) challenged the United Nations over policy positions that coddle Communist China and unfairly attack Israel, saying that if he is confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the UN, he will work to change that and &#8220;make the UN great again.&#8221;
Waltz delivered his opening statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he argued — among other things — that the United Nations should no longer treat China as a &#8220;developing nation&#8221; when it boasts the world&#8217;s second-largest economy.
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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nominee <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelgwaltz</a>&#8216;s opening statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
&#8220;I&#8217;m confident under <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>&#8216; leadership, we can continue to spread peace and prosperity — and I&#8217;m confident we can Make the U.N. Great Again.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/Ao1uE8pQp9">pic.twitter.com/Ao1uE8pQp9</a>
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After offering thanks to his family and military colleagues for their support, Waltz jumped immediately to how his experience as a Green Beret veteran would inform his ability to work within the United Nations and advance President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda and vision within the global body.
Referencing his prior field experience with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Waltz noted that often the money and resources were mismatched — and said that he would direct efforts toward correcting those imbalances wherever possible.
Waltz went on to say that many Americans had become disillusioned with the United Nations, arguing that it had &#8220;drifted from its core mission&#8221; — and that a refocusing was in order. &#8220;We must return to the UN&#8217;s charter and first principles &#8230; and focus on peacekeeping, not nation-building.&#8221;
&#8220;Countering China, absolutely &#8230; is critical,&#8221; he continued, promising to work alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio to &#8220;challenge&#8221; China&#8217;s influence. &#8220;It’s absurd that the world’s second-largest economy is treated as a developing nation in most UN agencies that gives China favorable status.&#8221;
Waltz concluded by saying that it was equally important to push back against the &#8220;pervasive&#8221; antisemitism in the United Nations, pointing out the fact that in just the last decade alone, the General Assembly had passed &#8220;154 resolutions against Israel versus 71 against all other nations combined.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m confident under [Trump&#8217;s] leadership, we can continue to spread peace and prosperity — and I&#8217;m confident we can Make the U.N. Great Again,&#8221; he said.

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The former President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), who, serving as a judge, gave the preliminary ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, took issue with the media claiming the International Criminal Court (ICC) had accused Israel of genocide, saying, “I’m correcting what’s often said in the media.” The ICJ is the principal judicial entity of the United Nations.
Judge Joan Donoghue appeared on the BBC’s “HARDtalk” with host Stephen Sackur.
“Would it be fair to say, and I’m no lawyer, and many people watching and listening will not be lawyers, but would it be fair to say that the key point that you made your initial order and ruling upon, was whether or not there was a plausible case that should be taken on by the court of genocide in the case of Israel’s actions in Gaza after October 7, and you quite clearly decided that there was a plausible case?” Sackur asked. “Is it right to say that’s at heart what you decided?”
Contending directly with Sackur’s supposition, Donoghue replied, “You know, I’m glad I have a chance to address that because the court’s test for deciding whether to impose measures uses the idea of plausibility, but the test is the plausibility of the rights that are asserted by the applicant, in this case, South Africa. So the Court decided that the Palestinians have the plausible right to be protected from genocide and that South Africa had the right to present that claim in the Court.”
“It then looked at the facts as well, but it did not decide — and this is something where I’m correcting what’s often said in the media — it didn’t decide that the claim of genocide was plausible,” she continued. “It did emphasize in the order that there was a risk of irreparable harm to the Palestinian right to be protected from genocide, but the shorthand that often appears — which is there’s a plausible case of genocide —  isn’t what the court decided.”
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The president of the ICJ stated unequivocally that the ICJ did NOT find that there was a Genocide in Gaza.
She even specified that there is not even a “plausible” genocide.
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Left-wing groups such as <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/12/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza/">Amnesty International</a> and <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/19/israels-crime-extermination-acts-genocide-gaza">Human Rights Watch</a>, among others, have launched the claim that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
“International law is clear on the need for ‘specific intent’ to accompany any acts falling within the actus reus of the crime of genocide, that is the intent to destroy in whole or in part one of the protected groups, as such,” the European Journal of International Law, arguing against the claim of genocide by Israel, <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/rebutting-allegations-of-genocide-against-israel/">stated</a>. “Simply intending to kill or to otherwise harm individual members of that group would not be sufficient to reach this very high threshold of intent.”
The Journal continued:
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With respect to humanitarian aid, despite initial statements to the contrary, Israel later on allowed humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip during its military operation, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-biden/card/israel-says-it-will-allow-humanitarian-aid-into-gaza-N8P2H1SSRK9vhWZmn3Sa">clarifying</a> that its main concern after the 7 October 2023 attacks was that the aid would end up in the hands of Hamas. It has also taken steps to prevent harm to the civilian Palestinian population, including by: (i) encouraging civilians to move out of the line of fire through disseminating fliers, publishing information online, making thousands of individual phone calls, and communicating instructions and directions in Arabic via radio and other forms of media to guide Gazans to safer areas (see <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-army-publishes-map-it-says-advises-gazans-safe-evacuation-areas-2023-12-01/">here</a>); (ii) holding fire to enable Gazans to safely move through humanitarian corridors (see <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-16/israel-announces-another-safe-passage-for-gazans-to-move-south">here</a>); (iii) delivering incubators, baby food and medical supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital during a raid (see <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1724678643010404446">here</a>); and (iv) carrying out assessments and verifications that any strikes are directed at military targets.  
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The United States is imposing sanctions on United Nations Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese over a “campaign of political and economic warfare” against the United States and Israel.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Wednesday in a post on X. Albanese is the UN rapporteur on Palestinian rights and has a long history of downplaying Palestinian terror and mischaracterizing Israeli military and defense operations.
“Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt [International Criminal Court] action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” Rubio wrote.
“Albanese’s campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel will no longer be tolerated. We will always stand by our partners in their right to self-defense,” he continued. “The United States will continue to take whatever actions we deem necessary to respond to lawfare and protect our sovereignty and that of our allies.”
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Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt <a href="https://twitter.com/IntlCrimCourt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IntlCrimCourt</a> action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives. 
Albanese’s campaign of political and economic…
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Last week, Albanese released a <a href="https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025/">report</a> on “the corporate machinery sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory.” The report, titled “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide,” identified nearly 50 corporate entities that it accused of war profiteering for working with the Israeli government.
Last month, Albanese <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vicious-anti-israel-un-special-rapporteur-calls-for-un-to-expel-israel">called</a> for Israel to be expelled from the United Nations after Israeli forces bombed the headquarters of the UNRWA in Gaza City. Israel carried out the strike after learning that Hamas had set up a military base inside the headquarters after it had been evacuated.
Over the course of the war, close links between Hamas and the UNRWA have been revealed, including members of the UNRWA taking part in the October 7 attack and also being members of Hamas.
Albanese has been a supporter of the antisemitic Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement targeting Israel. She has also been an outspoken opponent of Israel’s military operation in Gaza. In February, Albanese <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/un-official-duped-by-fake-rabbis-invite-to-speak-on-morality-of-intifada-at-anti-israel-protest">said</a> that Israel did not have the “right” to invade Gaza after Hamas militants and Palestinians killed around 1,200 people and took hostage hundreds more in the October 7 terror attack.
“It didn’t have the right to act in self-defense, meaning waging a war because it couldn’t wage a war against the people it maintains under occupation,” Albanese told an audience of students at Harvard University. “What Israel had to do was to repel the attack on its own territory, arrest and detain and treat humanely the people who had been arrested and ensure justice.”
Albanese has also appeared to benefit from her close ties to Palestinian groups. In 2023, Albanese took a trip to Adelaide, Australia, that was funded by a cohort of Palestinian groups, including The Australian Friends of Palestine Association and Australia Palestine Advocacy Network.
The trip sparked concern from a watchdog group, UN Watch, that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-israel-un-official-takes-expensive-trip-funded-by-palestinian-lobby-groups-report">sent</a> a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for Albanese&#8217;s removal. In the letter, UN Watch pointed out that “independence and impartiality are basic requirements for UNHRC Special Procedures under Article 3 of the <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/SP/CodeOfConduct.pdf">Code of Conduct</a>, which requires them to be ‘free from any kind of extraneous influence … either direct or indirect.’”

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