US provides $100mn in aid to Palestine, 227kg bombs to Israel
Jul 12, 2024
Washington [US], July 12: The United States has announced it's providing $100mn in additional aid for Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank.
A statement from USAID said the funding would assist the UN World Food Programme.
Through the funding, it will provide "logistics support for the safe and efficient delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid across Gaza", it said without elaborating.
Aid agencies have complained that goods are not reaching people in Gaza because of Israeli restrictions, the dangerous security situation, and growing lawlessness that is complicating aid delivery.
A statement from the US aid agency said the additional funding brings US contributions to the Palestinians since the war began to more than $774mn.
Earlier, the US agreed to resume shipping 500-pound (227kg) bombs to Israel, part of the $3.8bn worth of military aid it transfers annually.
The shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel had been held up since May, when the Biden administration suspended delivery of two types of large, airdropped weapons amid concerns about the ballooning scale of civilian casualties in Gaza, said US officials familiar with the matter.
The paused delivery included 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, which remain on hold, US officials said. But the supply of 1,700 500-pound bombs will move forward. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
