Gaza, Hamas and USAID
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Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. Follow for live updates.
Agency chief pushed back against accusations of aid diversion, citing recent USAID report confirming no ‘systemic’ misuse of humanitarian aid provided in Gaza
Israel restarted its airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Israeli military, days after over 100 aid agencies raised concern about growing hunger in the region.
Israel and the US recalled negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas responded to the latest proposal, as starvation stalks the enclave.
The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.
The war in Gaza was triggered on October 7, 2023, when Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel's