On Friday, CBS host Vladimir Duthier told Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Maj. Doron Szpilman that Israel was diverting aid to Gaza “to the people who actually need it, which is to trap it at the feet of the terrorists, not the terrorists.” “How do we ensure that we are reaching the people who are most vulnerable?” ? ”
Duthier and his colleagues asked:[T]The United States has requested or warned Israel that military aid could be cut off if it does not take further action to authorize aid to Gaza in the coming weeks. What are you doing to ensure that not only is more aid going to Gaza for civilians in need, innocent civilians and children, but that aid is actually going to the people who need it? Could you please explain to the American people whether there are any Not terrorists, but people trapped at the feet of terrorists? ”
“Of course we take the concerns of the United States very seriously. I take them very seriously myself. And Israel takes the concerns of the people of Gaza very seriously,” Spielman said. Since the war began, we have sent thousands of tons of aid, and today we continue to do so, with more than 60 aid trucks arriving in northern Gaza. It's very difficult because whatever Hamas remains, their first priority is to get aid, and most humanitarian agencies, even UN agencies. It didn't help. They were powerless in terms of distributing aid. So this is an incredible challenge, but we take this very seriously and we can do what we can to allow aid to Gaza. Like you, I don't want to see these pictures on the screen. This was exactly Sinwar's plan. He starved his own people and put pressure on Israel from the world. We were hoping for that, and we had some success in that regard.”
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