Gaza Strip receives boost in humanitarian aid: White House
ISTANBUL (AA) – Humanitarian aid flowing into the Gaza Strip has seen a significant surge in recent days, said White House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Monday.
In an interview with MSNBC on Monday, Kirby emphasized the aid’s crucial role in alleviating the dire humanitarian situation in the area.
“The aid has increased and quite dramatically in just the last few days,” Kirby said, underscoring the importance of sustaining this momentum to address the urgent needs of the Gazan population.
While acknowledging the recent progress, he also stressed the US’ commitment to ensuring the continuity of aid delivery to the region.
“That’s important but it has to be sustained,” Kirby noted.
Israel has killed more than 33,700 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza, and injured nearly 76,400 others since an Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas in which nearly 1,160 people were killed.
The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
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