Israel is not to blame for difficulties in providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Thursday after visiting the Kerem Shalom crossing.

The border crossing is at the junction of two border sections: one between Israel and the Gaza Strip, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. It is the main point of entry for humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The top priority is to ensure that the people of Gaza, not Hamas, are benefiting from the aid provided, stated Graham, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees foreign aid programs and the U.S. State Department.

“The goal is to feed the people of Gaza and not to empower Hamas,” Graham stated. “There have been episodes of cigarettes and other banned items included in shipme

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