Yesterday you said that we should look at your record in Gaza. Since May, there has been a decrease in the food aid that has gone in, despite America saying that they need the Israelis to do more. Uh, it’s now estimated that 2.2 million people are either facing famine or food insecurity. Add to that the fact that from the podium yesterday, you described the attack on a hospital by Israel as horrendous, and yet the United States continues to send weapons to Israel. What are you proud about regarding what the United States is doing?
If you look at my full presentation yesterday, you would have heard that our interventions with the government of Israel started in the days immediately after October 7th to ensure that humanitarian assistance got in. We saw them let the first trucks come in through Rafah. We then intervened with them to get Kerem Shalom open and to get Arz open, so humanitarian assistance from Jordan could come in. Now, there have been times when assistance has decreased or stagnated, and when that has happened, we’ve intervened again to make sure it returns to the levels it needs to be. That is what we are doing now, and we’re going to watch and see what happens and monitor the results closely.
