New study shuts down ICC charges against Israel over Gaza starvation claims

DeputySpecialEnvoyfortheMiddleEastMorganOrtagusjoins‘AmericaReports’todiscussIsrael’sproposedphasetwocease-firedealandPresidentDonaldTrump’spushforhostagestobereleased. AnewlyreleasedstudyischallengingtheInternationalCriminalCourt’s(ICC)investigationofstarvationclaimsagainstIsraelandexposestheHamasterrororganization’sroleincontrollingaiddistribution.  Justlastweek,asaresultofHamasterrorists’refusaltoextendtheceasefiredealandstartreleasingthe59hostagesstillheldinGaza,theIsraeligovernmentdecidedtohaltallgoodsandsuppliesgoingintoGaza.  YetdespitehowlsofcriticismfromU.N.reliefchiefTomFletcher,whocalledthedecision“alarming,”theTrumpadministrationhasgivenitsblessingtothemove.  RetiredLt.Col.JonathanConricus,aformerIDFinternationalspokespersonandnowaseniorfellowattheFoundationforDefenseofDemocracies,dismissedclaimsofstarvation,tellingFoxNewsDigitalthatHamashoardssupp