US approves $30mln in Gaza relief funding
AFP | Washington
The United States said yesterday it has approved its first direct funding to support a controversial Israeli-supported relief effort in the Gaza Strip and urged other countries to follow suit.
'We have approved funding for $30 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. And we call on other countries to also support the GHF, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and its critical work,' State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told reporters.
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