This is in addition to “the more than $1.8 billion in development, economic, and humanitarian aid that the United States has provided since 2021”, as “the largest single country provider of assistance for Palestinians,” Blinken noted.
In this speech, Blinken said that the only thing that stands in the way of the hostage release and ceasefire deal happening is Hamas.
He then urged the audience of Arab leaders to pressure Hamas to agree to the proposed deal.
In his speech, Blinken was also critical of Israel, saying that Israel has taken some steps to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, but has not done enough and has not done enough to reduce the number of civilian deaths in Gaza. READ MORE
