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M., a mother of four and wife to a hi-tech professional, described her mission in five words: \u201creturning the hostages and denying Hamas aid.”<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a uniformed officer, my role is first and foremost to protect the State of Israel and everyone who lives here,\u201d Lt.-Col. M., 42, head of the Foreign Relations Department in the Coordination and Liaison Directorate (CLD) for Gaza, told Walla<\/em> in an interview.<\/p>\n Since December 2024, she has overseen the coordination of humanitarian aid activity<\/a> in the Gaza Strip with dozens of international organizations.<\/p>\n M., a mother of four and wife to a hi-tech professional, described her mission: \u201creturning the hostages<\/a> and denying Hamas aid.”<\/p>\n \u201cMost of our work involves coordinating humanitarian efforts with actors inside and outside the Gaza Strip,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe bring in humanitarian aid, and we also coordinate the evacuation of patients and the safe transfer of foreign nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n Her role extends far beyond supervising aid trucks. \u201cThere\u2019s coordination that is not necessarily food\u2014such as medical equipment, blood units, and more. On the one hand, we are fighting, and at the same time, medical teams or humanitarian convoys must move during or near combat zones. These are two parallel efforts that must be synchronized.\u201d<\/p>\n