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.

  • @Nudding
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    -49 months ago

    Aiding a genocide is a crime is it not?

    • sebinspace
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      59 months ago

      Do you want him to stop aiding in genocide or fucking not?

      • @Nudding
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        -29 months ago

        Judging by my comments, what do you think?

    • @[email protected]
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      39 months ago

      That isn’t the pertinent question to ask. A better question would be: isn’t this the messaging that everyone was looking for?

      • @Nudding
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        39 months ago

        I would disagree that this is not a pertinent question. Did Biden know Israel was going to use those weapons for war crimes? If yes he needs to see consequences. That in itself is a war crime. Y’all are too soft on your representatives.