A senior official told the Washington Post that the US was considering issuing sanctions against settlers blocking aid from reaching Gaza.
The UN World Food Programme will have a handful of staff stationed near the pier to coordinate distribution of the aid - using contractors - throughout Gaza, said a UN official said.
A Fatah TV anchor reported that Hamas had attacked aid workers, stolen food and water and caused food prices to skyrocket in the Gaza Strip.
Famine in Gaza can be prevented with sufficient daily aid moving freely through the strip.
The US has yet to finalize details on which party will transport the aid the 3 miles from the pier to the Gaza Strip, according to the report.
It started with us, but it shouldn’t come to the American doorstep for the world to understand that it must be defeated.
Ongoing frustrations by the US over the way Israel has been acting in Gaza, even though it continues its support.
Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said that the IDF would continue to facilitate humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians, who he said were taken captive by Hamas.
Hospitals in Gaza have reported some children dying of malnutrition and dehydration.
The artificial platforms developed by the US for receiving and delivering aid to Gaza are expected to be established sometime between now and two months from now.
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