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Link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1822420/netanyahus-claims-about-unrwa-flat-out-lies-says-us-senator
US Senator Chris Van Hollen has refuted Israel’s allegation that the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas, arguing that the accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “flat-out lies.” | The Maryland Democrat is among a group of senators who demanded last week that US President Joe Biden comply with the Foreign Assistance Act and cut off military aid to Israel. They argued that Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act requires the Biden administration to stop the sale and transfer of weapons to Israel if Netanyahu’s government continues to block humanitarian assistance to Gaza. ● In an interview with CBS Face the Nation on Sunday, Senator Van Hollen said he believes Netanyahu’s claims about UNRWA being a proxy for Hamas are false. “Oh, there’s no doubt that the claim is a flat-out lie,” he declared.
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