00:00United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that Gaza will be demilitarized
00:05and that Hamas will not play any role in governing the territory in the future.
00:11He makes it clear that neither Hamas nor the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA,
00:17will be involved in Gaza's administration or reconstruction.
00:21Rubio repeated the Israeli government's accusation that UNRWA functions as a subsidiary of Hamas
00:28an allegation recently dismissed by the International Court of Justice.
00:33During his visit to southern Israel on Friday,
00:36the Secretary of State said any future Gaza security force created under a ceasefire agreement
00:42must be composed of countries acceptable to Israel
00:46and a potential role for the Palestinian Authority has yet to be determined.
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