SA: "Israel is significantly delaying the delivery of aid to Gaza"
The director of the American Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, said at a hearing in the foreign affairs committees of the US Senate and House of Representatives that Israel had placed "significant restrictions that delayed the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza." According to her, "despite Israel's commitment to the US, there are still problems significant approach". Power added that humanitarian aid organizations supported by the US will continue to work with UNRWA, despite the congressional ban on funding the organization. According to her, "supporting the agency is a must, there is no way to replace it in the short term." (Daniel Edelson, New York)