Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called for the United Stated to ramp up its humanitarian aid to Gaza, citing dire conditions reported by the United Nations. His comments on Tuesday followed an unrelated press conference and were first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

This comes just after the United Nations report released on July 29 described “widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease” in Gaza, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

On Tuesday, Shapiro first called for the immediate return of the roughly 50 hostages still held in Gaza before telling The Philadelphia Inquirer that the United States “has a moral responsibility to flood the zone with aid and make sure those children that need to be fed get the food and the nourishment and the medicines that they need to be able

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