President Joe Biden twice conflated Gaza and Ukraine when he announced that the United States would provide much-needed aid to the war-torn Palestinian territories.
Mr. BidenThe 81-year-old confirmed on Friday that humanitarian aid would be airdropped Gaza – A day after the announcement by the Hamas-run Ministry of Health 30,000 Palestinians have died since the beginning of the war Last October.
“In the coming days, we will join our friends Jordan The president said the United States “will seek to open other routes, including perhaps a sea corridor.”
But Biden twice incorrectly referred to airdrops of aid Ukraine – He left White House officials to clarify that he was in fact talking about Gaza.
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Biden revealed this development while hosting the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni In Washington – he also warned that “children's lives are at stake.”
He added, “The aid flowing into Gaza is not sufficient at all.”
“Now, this is not enough at all. Innocent lives are at stake and the lives of children are at stake.
“We will not stand idly by until we get more aid there. We must send hundreds of trucks, not just several.”
President Biden hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Biden's pledge to help came a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during the conflict Bloody aid truck accident in Gaza City.
At least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured, according to Gaza statistics. agitation-Administered by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses said that nearby Israeli forces opened fire while huge crowds were racing to withdraw goods from an aid convoy.
Israel It said that many of the dead were trampled in a stampede related to the chaos, and that its forces shot some people in the crowd who they believed moved toward them in a threatening manner.
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The Israeli Army: The aid convoy incident in Gaza is a tragedy
On Friday evening, the UK joined calls for an investigation into the killings described by the Foreign Secretary David Cameron As “horrific”.
Lord Cameron said there must be an “urgent investigation and accountability” amid growing international calls for an investigation into the incident.
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Analysis of the fatal aid truck accident in Gaza
“This should not happen again,” he added.
Although he did not blame Israel directly, he linked the deaths to the lack of aid allowed into Gaza.
Lord Cameron said: “We cannot separate what happened yesterday from the lack of aid supplies.”
“In February, only half the number of trucks that crossed into Gaza crossed into Gaza in January. This is simply unacceptable.
He added: “Israel has an obligation to ensure that more humanitarian aid reaches the people of Gaza.”
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French President Emmanuel Macron He expressed his “strong condemnation” of the shootings and called for “truth, justice and respect for international law” in a post on the X website.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres also condemned the incident on the social media platform, writing: “Desperate civilians in Gaza need urgent assistance, including those in the north where the United Nations has not been able to deliver aid for more than a week.”
