The Palestinian foreign ministry says the US is acting as a “weak, marginal state” that is unable to secure aid access to starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera.

In a statement posted on X, the ministry said “the behaviour of the United States does not conform to that of a great state able to pressure Israel into protecting Palestinian citizens and catering to their needs”.

“The ministry sees no excuse for the behaviour of the United States, who is behaving as a marginal, weak state in the face of its ally’s arrogance, tyranny and extremism, especially when it comes to delivering aid to Gaza.”

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