The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according to officials from the U.S. humanitarian agency
Aid operations in Gaza are imperiled due to the Trump administration's cuts to USAID, freezing hundreds of millions of dollars in promised contractual payments to aid groups. Organizations are paying out-of-pocket, scaling down operations, and laying off staff, threatening the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement which relies on increased humanitarian assistance. Despite USAID approving over $383 million for Gaza aid in January, no payments have been confirmed to partners, leaving them unable to fulfill aid commitments.
