US announces $336 million in aid to Palestinian Arabs October 1, 2024US Air Force airdrop of aid into Gaza. (Twitter Screenshot)(Twitter Screenshot)US announces $336 million in aid to Palestinian Arabs Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/us-announces-336-million-in-aid-to-palestinian-arabs/ Email Print Monday’s announcement brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for Palestinian Arabs to more than $1 billion since October 2023.By JNSOn Monday, the United States announced nearly $336 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Arabs living in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria.The additional funding will help those “affected by the ongoing conflict,” according to a statement released by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).Read WATCH: IDF 5th brigade reenters Gaza, aims to finish off HamasThe funding will enable USAID partners to continue providing humanitarian aid, food assistance, emergency health care, psychosocial services, safe drinking water, hygiene products and sanitation services, the statement said.It will also support emergency shelters to displaced Gazans ahead of the coming winter months.Monday’s announcement brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for Palestinian Arabs to more than $1 billion since October 2023.Keir Starmer, the U.K. prime minister, meets with hostage families at 10 Downing Street ahead of the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Sept. 30, 2024. Credit: Lauren Hurley/No. 10 Downing Street. ‘Impossible not to be moved by your pain,” Starmer tells families of hostages in Gaza Sep. 30, 2024 “Over the last year, this conflict has cost the lives of innocent Palestinians and Israelis and has left Gaza and the West Bank in a state of humanitarian crisis and dire humanitarian need,” USAID said.Read Why is Hamas so confident that it's winning?The United States calls on all parties to agree to a ceasefire deal and an immediate release of hostages, “and to allow for the immediate scale-up of humanitarian aid moving into and throughout Gaza,” the statement concluded. aidGazaUSA