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“The impartiality of UNRWA <\/em>[l\u2019agence de l\u2019ONU pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s palestiniens] arouses serious doubts, because of information according to which Hamas used UNRWA facilities and that UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel “<\/em>said Josh Simmons on Wednesday of the US State Department’s legal team during hearings devoted to the humanitarian obligations of Israel to the Palestinians<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Mr. Simmons told the judges that Israel had “Many reasons”<\/em> to question the impartiality of UNRWA. “It is clear that Israel has no obligation to authorize UNRWA to provide humanitarian assistance”<\/em>he said, adding that UNRWA was not the only humanitarian aid option.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The International Court of Justice (CIJ), located in The Hague (Netherlands), opened its week of hearings on Monday-in which Israel does not participate-more than fifty days after the establishment of a total blockade on the aid entering the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Israel has promulgated a law prohibiting UNRWA, to operate on Israeli soil, after having accused certain staff members of having participated in Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, which triggered the conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A series of surveys, one of which conducted by the former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, revealed “Neutrality problems”<\/em> At UNRWA, but recalled that Israel had not provided evidence of its main allegation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n