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Elissa Slotkin: “The president now requires the secretary of state and…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 04:59

And that to me was something, a hard lesson we learned in the United States. So we're going to have that hearing today. I took note of the fact that The president now requires the secretary of state and secretary of defense to certify that Israel is allowing in humanitarian aid into Gaza. That is their obligation under international law. And I noted that it's a small kind of wonky thing, but that's asking Tony Blinken and Secretary Austin to put their name, … (04:59–05:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. President requires certification from the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense that Israel is allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.

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