Witkoff departs to the Middle East to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza
Bruce said, "During my conversation today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he indicated that the special envoy is now heading to the Middle East, and everyone—the president, the secretary, and the special envoy—is optimistic about progress in the ceasefire negotiations and about a humanitarian corridor for the flow of aid agreed to by both sides."
She added that the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed the idea of an aid corridor in Gaza that would allow multiple entities to deliver aid without it being "hijacked by Hamas".
She maintained, "The humanitarian situation in Gaza requires a ceasefire and a corridor for the movement of humanitarian aid convoys."
On the other hand, activists staged a protest in front of the US State Department in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening, protesting the continued starvation policy in Gaza and the killing of Palestinian civilians attempting to get humanitarian aid from aid distribution centers in Gaza, which is monitorized by a US-backed organization.
They also denounced continued US support for the Israeli occupation.
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