Did Trump stop the U.S. from sending $50M worth of condoms to Gaza?
What we know about Trump's claim that the U.S. planned to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza
No, the US did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza
A separate U.S. program that provides contraceptives internationally spent $60 million worldwide in one year, but Gaza was not among the recipients.
No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
CLAIM: The Trump administration stopped $50 million from being sent to the Gaza Strip to buy condoms for Hamas.
Middle East updates: Hamas to release 4 Israeli hostages
Hamas is slated to release four Israeli hostages as the ceasefire deal with Israel continues. DW has the latest.
The Washington Post on MSN13d
Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal with Hamas
The government vote was delayed by wrangling between Israel and Hamas and by negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right political allies.
FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”
The Washington Post3d
Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack
In response, Israel launched a military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, in what the United Nations’ human rights agency ... and international allies, in particular the United States.
Hamas’ rule in Gaza has been disastrous for both Arabs and Israelis
President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway.