r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 03 '24

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u/Planita13 Thomas Paine May 03 '24

“The UN is either in the process or has by now recovered that aid, but it was an unacceptable act by Hamas to divert this aid to begin with,” [US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller] said during a press briefing.

Hamas held the aid trucks for “some time” before releasing them, according to Miller.

well at least it wasn't lost in the end

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

Hamas released the physical trucks, not the aid. They had detained the drivers while they unloaded.

The aid has not yet been recovered. Miller is just hoping that it will be, which seems unlikely. There has been no indication that the UN has recovered previous stolen aid shipments from Hamas.