Ambassador Mike Waltz: ‘Humanitarian Aid Has Absolutely Surged Since the Gaza War Ended’

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WALZ: “Mr. President, Excellencies, bottom line, humanitarian aid has absolutely surged since the Gaza War ended. Our Central Command, our great military, is working together with Israel, with the U.N., so many countries here to coordinate the aid, to make sure there's deconfliction. Over 70 countries now are participating in our Civil Military Command Center and here are the results. Aid is up. 4,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza each week for 13 consecutive weeks, the longest stretch of high-volume assistance to Gaza in years. Diversion is down significantly from prior to the ceasefire, with less than 1 percent diverted this month. Food supplies are way up. We are reaching the full 2.1 million Gazans with aid, up five times from the delivery levels before the ceasefire. The percentage of households experiencing severe hunger has dropped from about 30 percent to down to 1 percent. As of this past February, drinking water has doubled and child malnutrition has been cut in half.”