The U.S. announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as the Trump administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to "adapt, shrink or die" in a time of new financial realities.

Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other militant groups from infiltrating the aid organizations. Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian-backed group that rules Gaza, have a cease-fire agreement to end their rough 26-month war and trying to make the deal more permanent and long term.

The UN and its partners are also mobilizing heavy equipment to pump overflowing sewage – which poses serious health risks—away from residential areas. OCHA warned that the conditions have increased the risk of hypothermia, particularly among babies, as well as illnesses linked to sewage flooding.

The U.S. has pledged $2 billion in humanitarian aid to the United Nations, as part of a deal that will also overhaul how the U.S. funds foreign aid work going forward. The move comes after the U.S. paused nearly all of its contributions earlier this year,

Millions of Afghans are hungry and struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating.

The U.S. is pledging to commit $2 billion in funding to ‍the U.N. for humanitarian aid, the U.S. State Department official said. No further details were provided on how the money ​would be allocated or if additional pledges would follow.