--- title: Gaza: John Kerry Pledges $212M in U.S. Aid description: The funds will help the region rebuild following a destructive 50-day war this summer canonical: https://time.com/3499943/gaza-aid-john-kerry-212-million/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-12T14:37:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:44:09.401Z article:section: Politics og:title: Kerry Pledges $212M in U.S. Aid to Gaza og:description: The region is rebuilding after this summer's 50-week war og:url: https://time.com/3499943/gaza-aid-john-kerry-212-million/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c24dbe29602a064/6987603a0b72e35b636daf86/gaza-palestine-israel-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A Palestinian man stands atop the rubble of his house as he looks at the ruins of his neighborhood that was badly damaged during the 50-day war between the Hamas militant movement and Israel, in the east of Gaza City on Oct. 12, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kerry Pledges $212M in U.S. Aid to Gaza twitter:description: The region is rebuilding after this summer's 50-week war twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c24dbe29602a064/6987603a0b72e35b636daf86/gaza-palestine-israel-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kerry Pledges $212M in U.S. Aid to Gaza  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Oct 12, 2014 2:37 PM UTC  A Palestinian man stands atop the rubble of his house as he looks at the ruins of his neighborhood that was badly damaged during the 50-day war between the Hamas militant movement and Israel, in the east of Gaza City on Oct. 12, 2014. A Palestinian man stands atop the rubble of his house as he looks at the ruins of his neighborhood that was badly damaged during the 50-day war between the Hamas militant movement and Israel, in the east of Gaza City on Oct. 12, 2014.Mohammed Salem—Reuters  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Oct 12, 2014 2:37 PM UTC U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry [has pledged $212 million](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/world/middleeast/us-pledges-212-million-in-new-aid-for-gaza.html?%5Fr=0) in new aid to help rebuild Gaza after the region accumulated heavy damage during this summer’s 50-day war between Israel and Hamas. Kerry made the announcement on Sunday as diplomats from more than 40 countries gathered in Cairo to pledge humanitarian aid, the New York _Times_ reports. The U.S. previously provided $118 million in aid to Gaza earlier in 2014. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that approximately one-third of Gaza’s population was displaced by the violence and that the parts of the region are still plagued by blackouts and lack of access to water. Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas has said that Gaza will need $4 billion to rebuild, and [Qatar has already promised $1 billion](http://news.yahoo.com/gaza-reconstruction-conference-opens-cairo-082500507.html) toward that goal. U.S. officials suggest concerns for the region’s stability may hinder aid commitments among donors. “There is the third time in less than six years that we have seen war break out and Gaza left in rubble,” Kerry said. “As long as there is a possibility that Hamas can fire rockets on Israeli civilians at any time, the people of Gaza will remain at risk of future conflict.” \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/world/middleeast/us-pledges-212-million-in-new-aid-for-gaza.html?%5Fr=0)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3499943/gaza-aid-john-kerry-212-million/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3499943/gaza-aid-john-kerry-212-million/"},"headline":"Kerry Pledges $212M in U.S. Aid to Gaza","datePublished":"2014-10-12T14:37:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:44:09.401Z","description":"The funds will help the region rebuild following a destructive 50-day war this summer","url":"https://time.com/3499943/gaza-aid-john-kerry-212-million/","keywords":["Foreign Policy","Israel","United Nations","John F. 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