US pressing for answers on deadly Gaza aid incident

 

WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday asked Israel to provide answers and ensure safe aid delivery after dozens were killed in a scramble for food shipments in Gaza, calling the situation “desperate.”

“We are urgently seeking additional information on exactly what took place,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters as he offered condolences for those killed.

“We have been in touch with the Israeli government since early this morning and understand that an investigation is underway. We will be monitoring that investigation closely and pressing for answers,” he said.

He called on Israel to allow “as many points of access as possible, and to ena…

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