i've been an early advocate of
flooding gaza with aid, because
starvation situation in gaza
only aids hamas.
hamas likes to see palestinians
dead --
caitrÍona: sorry for
interrupting -- there is a delay
on the line, michael -- but we
are not seeing that situation
where aid is flooding into
israel.
in actual fact, we are seeing
the opposite, were a couple of
the crossings have been closed,
and the reports from the u.n.
and aid agencies in the south of
gaza say that aid has all but
dried up.
michael: across the rafah
crossing on the souththe
border between gaza and egypt,
the egyptians won't open that
crossing.
israel has opened up four
additional crossings, and you
have the peer established by the
u.s. military, and israel has to
bring thata id in because united
states won't put boots on the
ground.
aid has increased tremendously.
whether it is adequate enough,
let's keep addressing it.
that is a work in progress, and
i'm very much in favor of
continued aid, because the