US EditionUSAID warned part of Gaza 'apocalyptic wasteland' in 2024
Senior USAID staff warned of severe famine risks in Gaza but US embassy officials in Jerusalem limited the warnings’ distribution to avoid complicating ceasefire talks.
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US envoys to Israel blocked USAID warnings of Gaza ’wasteland’
US Agency for International Development (USAID) staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid. Three months after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff who visited the area on …
U.S. Diplomatic Gatekeeping Suppressed Early Warnings of Humanitarian Collapse in Gaza
In early 2024, as Israel’s military campaign in Gaza intensified following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) drafted a series of internal cables warning that northern Gaza had become an “Apocalyptic Wasteland.” Based largely on United Nations humanitarian fact-finding missions, the cables documented widespread death, starvation, […] The post U.S. Diplomatic Gatekeeping Suppressed Ea…
'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7
Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's entry into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff.
USAID already warned in 2024 of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Hunger, disease and despair already shaped the region, but the US remained idle.
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