The United States Government announced this Tuesday a package of 404 million dollars (about 377 million euros) in humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and other areas of the region, coinciding with the conference organized this Tuesday in Jordan to increase this type of assistance.
With this new announcement, according to the US State Department, the total aid committed since the Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli military offensive on Gaza rises to more than 674 million dollars, a figure that makes the United States the main donor. on an individual basis.
“We recognize the urgent need for more assistance to civilians due to poor humanitarian conditions and call on all donors to support life-saving operations in Gaza and the region,” the department said in a statement.
The announcement of the package has coincided with the holding in Jordan of a conference to increase aid to Gaza and also with a new visit to the area by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who has met, among other leaders, with the first Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohamad Mustafa.
Blinken and Mustafa have talked about the ceasefire proposal that US President Joe Biden put on the table last week. Blinken stressed that “Hamas should accept the proposal as soon as possible”, as it “would greatly benefit both the Palestinians and the Israelis.”
The head of North American diplomacy has also discussed possible reforms within the Palestinian Authority with Mustafa and has stressed that Washington “supports the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with security guarantees for Israel”, although the Biden Administration is not considering recognizing to Palestine until there are negotiations between the parties.