Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senators Press State Department on Urgent Gaza Aid as Children Face Famine
Summary
Senators pressed Secretary Rubio over an acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza and urged immediate, reliable corridors for food and medical supplies. Rubio said the administration has pressed Israel to increase humanitarian flows and that the World Food Programme has distribution capacity ready to scale up.
Senator Durbin pressed Secretary Rubio on an immediate humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying, "In the next few days, they anticipate 14,000 infants and children will die," and urging faster action to get food, medicine and water into the territory.
The question drew bipartisan attention in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing as senators described images of malnourished children and called for concrete steps to prevent civilian deaths. "We support a ... way to reliably reach as many people as possible," Rubio said, adding that he has pressed Israeli authorities to allow more…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
