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Senators press State Department on Gaza aid after reports of starvation; Rubio says aid flows resumed but urged broader solutions
Summary
Multiple senators pressed Secretary Rubio over reported malnutrition and deaths in Gaza; Rubio said aid movement had resumed, that more trucks were expected, and that long-term stability requires elimination of Hamas and a governing authority able to provide security and services.
Senators described recent satellite images and UN reports showing neighborhood destruction in Gaza and rising child malnutrition and deaths. Senator Jeff Merkley and others framed the use of food denial and destruction of homes as tactics that can amount to forced displacement.
“Families in Gaza are starving while the food they need is sitting at the border,” Senator Van Hollen quoted humanitarian advocates. Rubio said he had pressed partners…
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