The USAID Office of Inspector General is statutorily mandated to provide independent oversight of USAID and other agencies performing foreign assistance programs. We do not set policy or award funds, but our independent oversight work is designed to inform those who do. Oversight of aid to Gaza has been top priority since the influx of humanitarian assistance following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel.
The week of January 20th, Paul Martin, Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), led an Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) delegation to Israel. The purpose of the trip was to further USAID OIG’s independent oversight of USAID-funded humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, 2023, following Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel, the United States has provided over $1.2 billion in humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people with at least $641 million of this aid programmed by USAID.
