There is no evidence that the U.S. earmarked $50 million in condoms to Gaza, or that it has recently spent $50 million on condoms in Gaza. On X, a State Department spokesperson said the freeze stopped $100 million in funding to Gaza which included money for contraception.
Donald Trump has boasted that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency stopped $50 million worth of condoms being sent to Hamas on the Gaza Strip.
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The Four returning hostages -- Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev -- have crossed into Israeli territory with IDF and ISA Forces, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency.
There is currently no indication of the presence of the hostages. Hamas is expected to release Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20; Naama Levy, 20; and Liri Albag, 19. In exchange, Israel will release 200 Palestinians being held in prisons.
CLAIM: The Trump administration stopped $50 million from being sent to the Gaza Strip to buy condoms for Hamas.
Despite a ceasefire, Israeli authorities have detained 11 US medical professionals in Gaza, preventing their departure.
Since the onset of the Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, individuals with physical and men
Aid experts have dismissed Trump's claim that $50 million was being spent on condoms for Gaza, with it being used to justify aid cuts.