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Lawmakers press secretary on humanitarian aid access, UNRWA funding and shipments stuck in U.S. warehouses
Summary
House members pressed Secretary Rubio on U.S. decisions that have delayed or redirected humanitarian assistance, including suspension of funding through UNRWA, access to Gaza, and reports of ready-to-use therapeutic food boxes purchased but awaiting distribution in U.S. warehouses.
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the administration's handling of humanitarian aid to Gaza and other crises, the suspension of funding routed through the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and specific delays in the shipment of life-saving therapeutic food produced in the United States.
Representative Perry asked Rubio what "concrete steps" the administration will take regarding UNRWA after allegations of collusion with Hamas, and Rubio replied, "We're not working with them anymore," adding, "we're done with that. We're not distributing any more aid through that organization, especially because of the links in Gaza that you've…
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