Top US humanitarian official to travel to Middle East this week

The US government’s top humanitarian aid official will travel to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan this week in an effort to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza that is veering into catastrophe, CNN said, Report informs.

US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power will meet with Israeli, Palestinian Authority, and Jordanian government officials, as well as international humanitarian aid organizations, “to discuss the urgent need for expanded access to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian and commercial supplies to civilians in Gaza,” according to a USAID spokesperson.

Power will “underscore the importance of protecting civilians and aid workers in accordance with international humanitarian law,” the spokesperson said.