US says new foundation to spearhead Gaza aid

The United States said Thursday that a new foundation will soon announce plans for aid to Gaza, sidelining the United Nations as Israel’s two-month blockade brings severe shortages to the war-battered territory.

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said the foundation was non-governmental and would make an announcement “shortly,” without offering further details.

“We welcome moves to quickly get urgent food aid into Gaza… in a way that the food aid actually gets to those to whom it’s…