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US announced a $50 million aid program for Gaza Strip

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Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Gaza Alexios, walks past destroyed graves, hit by an Israeli strike, at the cemetery of the St. Porphyrios church in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. There are approximately 2,500 Christians among an overall Palestinian population of more than 1.7 million in Gaza. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ORG XMIT: XLP305
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Gaza Alexios, walks past destroyed graves, hit by an Israeli strike, at the cemetery of the St. Porphyrios church in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. There are approximately 2,500 Christians among an overall Palestinian population of more than 1.7 million in Gaza. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ORG XMIT: XLP305

The United States has announced a $50 million aid program for the Gaza Strip.

U.S. officials said Monday that the money will be used over five years to provide basic humanitarian assistance and create jobs. The money will be distributed by the U.S Agency for International Development in partnership with Catholic Relief Services.

The U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, Donald A. Blume, said the effort is meant to address “the dire needs that are obvious in Gaza.”

Gaza’s economy has sharply declined since the Islamic militant group Hamas took over the coastal territory nearly a decade ago. Unemployment there is estimated to be over 40 percent.

The U.S. considers Hamas a terror organization and has no official relations with the group.

The Associated Press

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4 responses to “US announced a $50 million aid program for Gaza Strip”

  1. Rudy1947 Avatar
    Rudy1947

    Hamas needs extra $$$ because the tunnels need to be dug much deeper, which means more concrete and of course the “cut”.

  2. Rascal Avatar
    Rascal

    Here comes the infidel welfare. If Gaza had any real leaders and were worth saving, I might give a fvck about these useless people. Get rid of the Islamic warlords and start from there.

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Same unemployment as Lebanon after the last 6 years …

  4. Matrix Avatar
    Matrix

    That was a surprise, do the Americans are suffering from a guilty conscience?
    They considers Hamas as a terror organization and despite it, they US announcing a $50 million aid program for Gaza Strip.

    I guess they want to see more atrocities against Gaza’s population…..

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