Steve Witkoff will go to Gaza to announce a new humanitarian aid distribution plan

A special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff met on Thursday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they talked about helping Palestinians in the Gaza Strip – said the spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt. Witkoff will also go to Gaza, where he is to announce a new help distribution plan.

As Leavitt, Witkoff's conversations and American ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee of Netanyahu, said during the Thursday briefing. supplying “very needed food” to Palestinians. She added that on Friday Witkoff would go to the Gaza Zone to check the current help distribution centers and establish a new plan in this matter.

“A special envoy Witkoff and Ambassador will inform the president about the results immediately after the visit to approve the final food and help distribution plan,” said Leavitt.

Donald Trump announced the creation of new food centers for Palestinians on Monday, but it is not clear so far what the new system is to consist of and whether it will continue to rely on the Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) Foundation criticized by the UN Foundation.

The president has yet repeatedly emphasized the tragic situation of the Palestinians, calling the situation a hunger defeat. According to the UN and other humanitarian groups, the help currently provided in a small number of points is insufficient, and when distributing parcels, Israeli soldiers repeatedly opened fire to people in the crowd, as a result of which hundreds of people were killed.

From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)

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