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The US will begin air dropping food aid to the people of Gaza, President Joe Biden announced on Friday, as the humanitarian crisis deepens and Israel continues to resist opening additional land crossings to allow more assistance into the war-torn strip.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said the US would be "pulling out every stop" to get additional aid into Gaza, which has been under heavy bombardment by Israel since the October 7 Hamas terror attacks.

"Aid flowing to Gaza is nowhere nearly enough," the US President said, noting "hundreds of trucks" should be entering the enclave.

Biden said the US is "going to insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people the help they need, no excuses".

He also noted the efforts to broker a deal to free the hostages and secure an "immediate ceasefire" that would allow additional aid in.

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[-] hark@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

If only the president of the united states had power to do something about this!!!!

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[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

Wah, slow down there Skippy. Let's give this some time to see it can resolve organically.

/S

[-] vin@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 9 months ago
[-] recapitated@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Talk isn't news.

[-] FrostKing@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

It's important to note that we can essentially do this because we're providing aid to Israel. In my mind it's sort of the best of a horrible situation, but at least with us aiding them, we can insist on certain conditions. Rare Biden W, in my mind.

[-] samsepi0l@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

They need to make the aid conditional. It won't do much immediately but it is an essential step to stopping the genocide that is currently happening.

[-] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The engine of this genocide would have ground to halt before tens of thousands of innocent people were doomed to death if Biden hadn’t specifically blocked other UN powers from forming a coalition with overwhelming international leverage to force Israel to stop slaughtering Palestinians.

This isn’t a “glad Biden is in the room to temper a bunch of insane, violent people” situation, Biden specifically allowed this entire situation to happen more than any other international figure outside of Israel.

Biden has an immense amount of blood on his hands.

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[-] cogman@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

This is such a misleading headline, it's propaganda. Biden Did not say "Immediate ceasefire, no excuses" Boy I wish he did. Instead he said "Boy I hope we have a cease fire. There's no excuses for Israel keeping aid from going in".

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

mmm "insist", really a strong word that will surely bring a change.

inb4 the air drop supplies get bombed too since it'll light up more civilians for Israel to shoot at.

[-] mwguy@infosec.pub 6 points 9 months ago

Egypt and Qatar promised Israel that if it sent a delegation to Doha this week for talks on the humanitarian aspects of the proposed deal, they would bring answers from Hamas on which hostages are still alive and put pressure on the group to be flexible on the number of Palestinians prisoners it demands to be released as part of any agreement.

From an article that came out today. Hamas won't even attempt to confirm the hostages it has.

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 months ago

Ah but he won't stop military aid from going to Israel will he?

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[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Immediate but not permanent. Stop giving them bombs and ammo if you are sincere Joe. Oooooooh nooooes you're not.

Also where does it say in the article that he calls for an immediate ceasefire besides the title ??It is all about dropping humanitarian aid, which in fact is to allow IDF continue the massacre. It is nowhere in other news outlets that he calls for a ceasefire. Also also also, I would expect he is the only one who could enforce it, rather than ask it. Nice distraction attempt. .

Anyway damage is done, good luck with Donut T fellow Americans. The not

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