Trump Administration’s Withholding Of Palestinian Aid Impacting Humanitarian Food, Health Programs In Gaza, Aid Groups Say
NPR: U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Programs Providing Food And Health For Gaza’s Poorest
“The United States has long boasted of giving more money to help the Palestinian people in recent decades, in development and humanitarian aid, than any other country has. But not this year. The Trump administration is withholding millions of dollars in aid for the Palestinians, even money that seeks to address a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Food vouchers for needy families. Doctors sent to Gaza to perform complex surgeries. Money has run out for these projects and more, say U.S.-funded aid groups working in Gaza…” (Estrin, 8/1).
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