Amid warnings that civilians in Gaza are facing widespread famine, it will be “virtually impossible” to deliver the kind of sustained aid needed to avoid humanitarian catastrophe without a ceasefire being reached, Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former US State Department Middle East analyst and negotiator, tells France 24. It comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins a tour of the Middle East with the aim of securing a deal on a truce in Gaza war as increasing strain shows in Washington’s relationship with its ally Israel.
‘Virtually impossible’ to get aid to Gaza without a ceasefire • FRANCE 24 English
Impossible? It’s a seige. Gazans can put down their arms and surrender, then Israel won’t have to fight. They’d be able to leave and/or get aid into the area. It is completely in their control. But, they choose Hamas.