Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog said Israel does not need to be “pressured” into providing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Herzog said Israel was “increasing its humanitarian deliveries to” Gaza Strip areas that are beyond Hamas’ reach in the southern region. During an interview with The Hill on NewsNation, he told Blake Burman that the number of humanitarian aid trucks heading to the area is increasing day by day.
“We provide water, we provide other types of relief supplies, and today, for the first time, we are happy to see foreigners leaving Gaza,” Herzog continued. “So we don’t need any urging.”
During remarks Wednesday in Minnesota, President Biden said efforts to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza had failed but that the U.S. “continues to work to significantly increase that assistance.”
The president has pushed for humanitarian support for Palestinian civilians in recent weeks. Their living situation is frightening: communication failures, limited access to essential goods and a rising death toll after weeks of Israeli attacks.
The White House has said it would consider supporting a “humanitarian pause” to allow aid to get to Gaza, but it rejected calls for a ceasefire.
“The number of trucks heading to Gaza continues to increase significantly, but we still have a long way to go. “The United States will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to innocent people in Gaza who need assistance,” Biden said.
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