Discussion on Gaza Humanitarian Aid

Last year, a new and untested organization called

Gaza Humanitarian

Foundation was set up by Israel and the United States within a

sh- few short months to take over distribution

of emergency food

assistance amid catastrophic food insecurity and

famine in Gaza.

GHF had no track record of providing

humanitarian assistance, and it relied on private

subcontractors to transport the food, to provide

food distribution sites, and then you saw the reporting.

Hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, were,

were killed just trying to get to those sites.

Secretary Rubio, can you tell us, can you tell the world, how many

people were killed simply trying to access those sites?

Well, since Hamas killed them, you should ask, uh, what Hamas's role

was in this.

IDF soldiers shot some of them.

No, no, no. The-

Yes

... let me tell you-

Secretary Rubio

... the reason why food wasn't going in there

is because-

I reclaim my time

... the convoys were being hijacked by Hamas

I reclaim my time because propaganda ain't gonna work with me.

Well, it isn't gonna work with me either, and what you're saying is propaganda.

Nearly 1,400 people were killed, and that was as of

last March. Secretary Rubio, why did the State Department

approve the $30 million to GHF at a time when

other well-tested, uh, agencies were there and able to provide

distribution?

Well, because the, the, one of those, uh, were in cahoots with Hamu- Hamas, and we

saw an incredible-

Again, reclaiming-

... amount of the aid-

Reclaiming-

... flow into Hamas's hands

... reclaiming my time. The aid was held up-

Here we go with the reclaiming our time thing

... at the border by Israel, and you know it.

You guys gotta fix the rules here. You can't even answer a question.

You're not following the rules. You're very familiar with how this works.

The time is-

No, I don't. I never served in the House.

The time is-

This is a weird rule

... the time is mine

... where you ask a question and I can't answer.

Would you please add time to the clock?

Nope.

He's-

It's a comedy show over there.

I'd say on the left.

This is serious stuff.

I agree. That's why-