'What Is The Role Here Other Than 'Here's Cash'': State Department Spokesperson Pressed Over U.S. GHF Involvement

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State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott was asked about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's efforts and US involvement in distributing aid in Gaza.

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00:00Thanks, Tommy. Sticking on the GHF, do the Americans plan on playing, other than the role

00:05of a benefactor here, any other role in terms of management, in terms of security? There were

00:10eight Palestinian GHF contractors that were shot dead, what, last week. What is the role here,

00:17other than here's cash? Well, look, fundamentally, again, we wanted to make sure we get those

00:21resources in a way that helps deliver that food, helps deliver that aid. I have no further details

00:26for you at this time. We may have more details in the days ahead. But ultimately, this is about

00:31those 46 million meals and trying to get more aid into Gaza in the sense of that $30 million that's

00:35been approved for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Special Envoy Whitcoff stressed moving forward

00:40with the Abraham Accords. President Abbas wrote a letter to President Trump, basically congratulating

00:47him on the Iranian ceasefire, expressing his desire to move forward with the peace process here.

00:51I'm trying to figure out, because there's been almost no discussions between, at least publicly,

00:57between the State Department and the Palestinian Authority. I know Tammy always says just because

01:01you don't see it doesn't mean it's not going on. But if Hamas is going to be out of the picture,

01:08maybe Arab countries run, don't know where it's going. What is the State Department's vision

01:13for future Palestinian Authority involvement in the region? What is the vision? What is the policy?

01:19Well, right now what we're looking at is trying to get a ceasefire. That is our focus. Our focus

01:24now is the ceasefire we need to see. Our focus is getting to that ceasefire, standing with Israel's

01:29right to defend itself, its right to protect itself. That's where we are currently. That's where our

01:34focus is. And that's where it's going to remain until we reach those goals. Yes.

01:38Hi, um... Tommy, I'm going to say...

01:40Hi, um... Tommy, I'm going to say...

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