The Biden administration has announced an additional $53 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, bringing the total aid since October 7th to $180 million. The funds are intended for food, shelter, and water for civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, affected by the ongoing conflict. This assistance will be channeled through the World Food Program and international NGOs. However, there are concerns regarding the effectiveness of this aid, as the U.S. has suspended funding for UNRWA, the main agency capable of delivering it, based on Israeli charges that have been questioned even by U.S. intelligence officials. Additionally, there are calls for the U.S. to condition its military aid to Israel, which continues its military actions in Gaza, amid reports that a famine in the region is "almost inevitable" unless aid is significantly increased.
Biden authorizes more funds for humanitarian aid to Gaza, except: 1. He suspended aid to the main agency able to deliver it, UNRWA. 2. He won't condition military aid to Israel as it obstructs aid despite widespread starvation. https://t.co/ES4VPNoI33
The U.N. Security Council hears that in Gaza, famine is "almost inevitable" unless aid is massively scaled up, but Biden won't allow the council to order an end to Israel's war-crime obstructionism and starvation strategy. https://t.co/cJYZleDyR0
The decision by the Biden administration and its allies to cut funding for UNRWA based on Israeli charges that even US intelligence officials have doubted is yet another instance of baseless cruelty in the ongoing war on Gaza. https://t.co/Whg1LAlnRL
Today, @USAID announced an additional $53 million in humanitarian assistance for urgently needed food, shelter, water for Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank affected by the ongoing conflict. Our Administration will continue to work with regional partners to… https://t.co/2SmOL6mzOy
The U.S. announces $53 million in additional aid for Gaza and the West Bank. https://t.co/bnrbd57Vaw
The United States announces another $53 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians as the US aid chief pleaded for protections to relief workers in war-ravaged #Gaza. https://t.co/iKusJmFAhM
There is a way that Biden can avoid a "Democratic rebellion...over the Gaza war" -- stop his unconditional arms sales and military aid to Israel as Netanyahu continues to bomb and starve Palestinian civilians. https://t.co/vffBqZlZCe
Another $53 million in taxpayer dollars sent to Gaza by Biden, bringing the post-October 7th total to $180 million. The funds will go through the World Food Program and "international NGOs" https://t.co/oG6ZSxvGM9