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Monday, May 9, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 9, 2016
US signs check for $50 million in aid to Gaza
The United States has announced a $50 million aid program for the Gaza Strip.
US officials said Monday that the money will be used over five years to provide basic humanitarian assistance and create jobs. The money will be distributed by the US Agency for International Development in partnership with Catholic Relief Services.
The US Consul General in Jerusalem, Donald A. Blume, says the effort is meant to address “the dire needs that are obvious in Gaza.”
The US considers Hamas, which rules the Strip, a terror organization and has no official relations with the group.
— AP
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