(JTA) — The United States said it will provide $71 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Palestinians in Gaza.

The funds announced Monday by Secretary of State John Kerry are above the $47 million pledged by the U.S. for emergency needs in Gaza in the wake of Israel’s military operation in the coastal strip.

From the new funding, $59 million will go to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, and programs in Gaza. The rest will go to other agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the State Department said in a statement.

“The United States remains committed to addressing the needs of the Palestinian people,” the statement said.