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Al Jazeera Staff

Marco Rubio suggests US ‘engagement’ led to limited aid entering Gaza

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on May 20 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Washington, DC – Top United States diplomat Marco Rubio has suggested his country’s “engagement” is what led Israel to allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza after a months-long blockade on food, medicine and other basic supplies.

At a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, Democrat Jeff Merkley pressed Rubio, a Republican, about his stance on Israel’s blockade, which spurred fears of imminent famine in the Palestinian territory.

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