US state department report absolving Israel on Gaza aid is false, says ex-official

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A state department report earlier this month absolving Israel of responsibility for blocking humanitarian aid flows into Gaza was “patently false” and went against the consensus of department’s experts, according to a former senior US official who resigned this week.

US state department report absolving Israel on Gaza aid is false, says ex-official

Stacy Gilbert, who quit post as senior adviser on Tuesday, says report went against consensus of experts

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Please, Mr. Biden, do not make this an election issue!

 

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"She said there was general agreement that while other factors impeded the flow of aid into Gaza at a time when famine has begun to take hold of its 2.3 million population – such as lack of security, caused by Hamas, Israeli military operations and the desperation of Palestinians to find food – it was clear that Israel was playing a role in limiting the amount of food and medical supplies crossing the border into Gaza.