US Ambassador to the Zionist entity Mike Huckabee announced humanitarian aid initiative in Gaza, and said that ‘Israel’ and Hamas will not be involved in the plan, noting that Tel Aviv will only take part in “providing security”.
“The Israelis are going to be involved in providing necessary military security because it is a war zone but they will not be involved in the distribution of the food or even bringing the food into Gaza,” Huckabee told a press conference at the US Embassy in occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
The process of implementing the humanitarian plan in Gaza has begun according to the principles set forth by President Trump.
Israel will not take part in the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip, but will be involved in the security… pic.twitter.com/wGmEkZzwL7
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Asked whether the supply of aid was dependent on a ceasefire being agreed between the Zionist entity and Hamas, Huckabee said: “The humanitarian aid will not depend on anything other than our ability to get the food into Gaza.”
“So, it is not dependent upon other things regarding military action,” he said.
The US envoy, on the other hand, rejected the notion that Washington was “pulling away” from close ties with Tel Aviv or that it is trying to sidestep the Israeli government.
“Under [US President Donald] Trump, the special relationship has never been stronger,” he told reporters.
US Defense Secretary Cancels Visit
Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly canceled a scheduled visit to the Zionist entity that he was said to be planning for the coming days, prior to President Donald Trump’s visit to the region, Israeli media reported.
The Jerusalem Post quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying that the Pentagon chief has canceled the planned visit.
This would have been Hegseth’s first trip to ‘Israel’ since he began his role as defense secretary.
⚡️ After Trump, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has also canceled a planned visit to Israel next week – i24 pic.twitter.com/CXV26vkh4H
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He was scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz, according to a Saturday Axios report.
Hegseth will still travel with Trump to Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to the JPost.
Source: Agencies
