The United States is to provide $47 million in humanitarian aid to help Palestinians hit by Israel’s campaign in the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State John Kerry pledges.
“We are deeply concerned about the consequences of Israel’s appropriate and legitimate effort to defend itself,” Kerry said in Cairo as he met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry address reporters on the Gaza situation, July 21, 2014 (photo credit: US Department of State)
“But always, in any conflict, there is concern about civilians — about children, women, communities that are caught in it,” Kerry said.
The US will provide $15 million to UNRWA, the Palestinian refugee agency, to meet part of its $60 million appeal for assistance due to the budget crisis, while the remaining $32 million will come from USAID, the State Department says.
— AFP, Times of Israel staff
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