The Paris conference for Lebanon raises $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian and military support

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PARIS (AP) — An international conference for Lebanon in Paris on Thursday raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support to help the country where war between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million people, killed over 2,500, and deepened an economic crisis, French organizers said.

In his closing speech, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said : “We have collectively raised $800 million in humanitarian aid and $200 million for the security forces, that’s about $1 billion.” The Paris conference gathered over 70 nations and international organizations.

French President Emmanuel Macron had called on participants to bring “massive aid” to support the country, as France promised $100 million.

“We’re up to the challenge,” Barrot said. The United States pledged to provide about $300 million, he added.

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-lebanon-conference-paris-humanitarian-aid-30a97f88d2ec8dc138385d18a31dbb69

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1. Where is this same level of support for Gaza where people are attacked daily and are starving to death in the north?

Edited to clarify: I do not support Hamas, especially with military support, but the civilians in Gaza who are dying from bombs, lack of food and medicine, and aid workers who are unsafe there and have left because of Israel’s bombing.