The US has deployed a high-quality disaster response team in the region, funding UN agencies and NGOs, and appointing an ambassador for humanitarian diplomacy. Despite small incremental steps like opening border crossings, they are insufficient to prevent the growing catastrophic famine in Gaza, highlighting a significant disconnect in US policy.
The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Kalin explains what happened, and Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk lays out what this means for Gazans.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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