The United States and Israel “have agreed to develop a plan that will enable humanitarian aid from donor nations and multilateral organizations to reach civilians in Gaza,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in the overnight hours in Tel Aviv Tuesday, APA reports citing CNN.
“It is critical that aid begin flowing into Gaza as soon as possible,” Blinken said in remarks at a US diplomatic building in Tel Aviv.
The top US diplomat noted that the US shares “Israel's concern that Hamas may seize or destroy entering Gaza or otherwise preventing it from reaching the people who need it.”
“If Hamas in any way blocks humanitarian assistance from reaching civilians, including by seizing the aid itself, we'll be the first to condemn it," he said. "And we will work to prevent it from happening again,” he said.
Blinken said the agreement to work on the plan was done at the US’s request, and they “welcome the government of Israel's commitment to work on this plan.”
“The President very much looks forward to discussing it further when he's here on Wednesday,” he said.
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