Antony Blinken stresses the “importance” of strengthening the mechanism that provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian population and facilitates the return of displaced people. Together with the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Gaza Reconstruction, Sigrid Kaag, the US Secretary of State emphasized “the shared commitment to reach the most vulnerable by increasing access to relief supplies, commercial operations in Gaza and local assistance. “To meet immediate needs and improve funding for humanitarian assistance,” the State Department said in a statement.
Kaag yesterday assumed the task, which the United Nations said is aimed at facilitating, coordinating, monitoring and providing humanitarian assistance to the enclave where more than 23,000 people have died in Israeli bombings since December 7 to check