The United States on Sunday promised $212 million in immediate assistance to the devastated Gaza Strip, while also urging Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks.People in Gaza, which borders Israel and Egypt, "need our help desperately — not tomorrow, not next week, but they need it now," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said at an international donor conference.
He said more than 20,000 homes need to be rebuilt and 100,000 people remain displaced with winter fast approaching.
Gaza this summer endured a 50-day war, the third between ruling Hamas and Israel since 2008. The Palestinians are seeking $4 billion in total aid.
Kerry said the U.S. money, which takes American aid to the Palestinians to more than $400 million this year, would go to security, economic development, food and medicine, shelter and water and sanitation projects.
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He said more than 20,000 homes need to be rebuilt and 100,000 people remain displaced with winter fast approaching.
Gaza this summer endured a 50-day war, the third between ruling Hamas and Israel since 2008. The Palestinians are seeking $4 billion in total aid.
Kerry said the U.S. money, which takes American aid to the Palestinians to more than $400 million this year, would go to security, economic development, food and medicine, shelter and water and sanitation projects.
Read the story here...
http://bit.ly/1wq8crC
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