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Spoke with
@ElizHagedorn
of
@AlMonitor
about the Blinken-Austin letter to Israel on Gaza humanitarian aid and section 620I of the US Foreign Assistance Act.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza, the Israeli military said on Thursday, ending his yearslong tenure as the groupโs leader in the Palestinian enclave.
In a day marked by the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, displacement and more air strikes, exhausted Gazans said they just wanted to end more than a year of conflict that has brought untold suffering.
Blinken: "In the days ahead, the United States will redouble its efforts with partners to end this conflict, secure the release all hostages, and chart a new path forward."
As the US sets a 30-day deadline for Israel to increase Gaza aid, those on the ground say there is no time to waste.
โOur humanitarian colleagues are performing miracles every day to even get one pallet of supplies into the north,โ says
@SaveCEO_US
.
Live Updates: President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Biden compared the "relief" felt by Israelis today to that felt "throughout the the United States after President Obama ordered the raid to kill Osama bin Laden in 2011."