White House Praises 'Aid Surge' While Gaza Starves
The official narrative, eagerly amplified by US officials, heralds 'nearly 700 aid trucks entering Gaza each day' as a sign of progress. This figure is, of course, starkly disputed by virtually every aid organization on the ground, which describe systematic delays and arbitrary rejections. The UN, for instance, reported that as recently as March 2024, only about 160 trucks *per day* were entering
Gaza—a fraction of the pre-October 7 average of 500 trucks, let alone the 700 claimed by Washington. (OCHA, March 2024 reports). This 'aid surge' spin ignores the US role in sustaining the very blockade and military campaign that created the starvation crisis. One might wonder what good a few extra boxes of aid do when the US simultaneously greenlights massive weapons transfers to Israel, such as
the 1,800 M-K84 2,000-pound bombs used to flatten neighborhoods, pushing millions to the brink of famine. The irony, or perhaps the calculated cruelty, is lost on press secretaries celebrating their 'humanitarian' efforts while supplying the instruments of starvation. It’s hard to call it an 'aid surge' when you’re systematically destroying the infrastructure that could even distribute it.