"It is such a unique and special opportunity to be able to spend time here," she said.
The group, which uses American private security contractors, aims to bypass the UN as the main supplier of aid to Palestinians.The UN and other aid groups refuse to co-operate with the new system, saying it contravenes the humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence.
They also warn that Gaza's 2.1 million population faces catastrophic levels of hunger after an almost three-month total Israeli blockade that was partially eased two weeks ago.The US and Israel say the GHF's system will prevent aid being stolen by Hamas, which the group denies doing.Separately, the Israeli military said it
during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023.Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.
At least 54,677 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
More than 100,000 music lovers are expected to gather at Belfast's Ormeau Park in the next few weeks for Belsonic.No other company other than SpaceX can make Dragon and Falcon 9 rockets, and Nasa has committed to a number of space station and moon missions using SpaceX craft.
Despite those commercial partnerships, Musk and his companies also face investigations from a number of government agencies – more than 30, according to a February report by the New York Times – and regulatory issues such as approval for Tesla's proposed driverless taxis.When Musk was given the task of setting up the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) as one of Trump's key drivers of change inside the US federal government, he was given broad scope to choose his own staff.
According to leaked lists of Doge employees, many of them previously worked for Musk's companies. And even though Musk left Doge a week ago, many of the staff remain in their government jobs.Some Doge employees also have deep ties to the Trump camp. Katie Miller - who worked in Trump's first administration and is married to the current White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller - was Doge's spokesperson.