Israel-Hamas war: US military finishes construction of floating pier for Gaza Strip
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war: US military finishes construction of floating pier for Gaza Strip

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately. The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier off the Gaza Strip early Thursday, and officials were making final checks before trucks begin driving onto the shore to deliver pallets of aid. But there are still questions on how aid groups will safely operate in Gaza to distribute food to those who need it most, said Sonali Korde, assistant to the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, which is helping with logistics. AP AUDIO: US military says Gaza pier project is complete and aid will soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages In a teleconference, the U.S. Agency for International Developments’ Sonali Korde says more work must be done with the Israeli military to keep humanitarian aid workers safe in Gaza. “It’s a top priority in our operation.” The U.N., U.S. and international aid groups say Israel is allowing only a fraction of the normal pre-war deliveries of food and other supplies into Gaza since Hamas’ attacks on Israel launched the war in October.

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More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, with violent attacks on convoys 'out of control', UN officials say
9 hours, 26 minutes ago

More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, with violent attacks on convoys 'out of control', UN officials say

Daily Mail  

More than a quarter of aid sent to Gaza is being looted by mobs or stolen by gangs, UN officials have said. Three UN and US officials said that gang violence has spiralled out of control, crippling supply lines on which most of Gaza's 2.1 million civilians rely for survival. Palestinians including children wait in line to receive food in …

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam
2 days ago

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam

New Indian Express  

Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam said on Sunday, raising the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged Palestinian territory. "Of the meager 34 trucks of food and water given permission to enter the North Gaza Governorate over the last 2.5 months, deliberate delays and systematic obstructions by …

The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt
6 days ago

The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt

Al Jazeera  

The aid initiative did not help Palestinians and actively undermined the very concept of humanitarianism. Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel and the beginning of the latest Israeli military offensive on Gaza, the calls for unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged strip have remained tragically unanswered. This was neither the first nor …

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
2 weeks ago

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Humanitarian aid to n orth Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said Tuesday. In the north, Israel has continued its siege on Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya with Palestinians living there largely denied aid, the U.N. Office for the Coordination …

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting

Firstpost  

The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid A displaced boy covers his head with a pan as he runs from the rain past building rubble at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip …

UN Halts Aid Shipments Through Gaza's Main Crossing After Looting
3 weeks, 2 days ago

UN Halts Aid Shipments Through Gaza's Main Crossing After Looting

Huff Post  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. via Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of …

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel
3 weeks, 3 days ago

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

LA Times  

Asma Al-Kharobi, 16, feeds her 10-month-old sister bread mixed with water at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday, The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. “So …

Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months
4 weeks ago

Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months

Firstpost  

Jordan has been air-dropping aid and sending convoys westward overland to the Palestinians in Gaza throughout the war that erupted in October 2023 between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that has been ruling the enclave. Jordanian military planes dropped aid into northern Gaza on Tuesday for the first time in five months to address the worsening humanitarian crisis, according …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
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1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies in Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US said Israel didn’t …

US Sidesteps Its 30-Day Deadline for Israel to Improve Gaza Aid
1 month, 1 week ago

US Sidesteps Its 30-Day Deadline for Israel to Improve Gaza Aid

Live Mint  

The Biden administration sidestepped its own 30-day deadline for Israel to provide significantly more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip or face a weapons cutoff, saying only that some progress has been made. “If we don’t see steps being taken, we of course will appropriately enforce US law.” The decision follows a warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and …

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The United States said Tuesday it would not punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. As the deadline expired, leading international aid groups said the U.S. had fallen far short, with the humanitarian situation in Gaza the worst it has been since the war erupted. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian …

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
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1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Associated Press  

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “the age group most represented in verified fatalities was children …

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel has failed to meet United States demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organisations said on Tuesday. The Biden administration last month called on Israel to “surge” more food and other emergency aid into Gaza, giving it a 30-day deadline that …

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian situation improve, and we …

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘at worst point since the war began’, extracting ‘enormous cost’ for Palestinian civilians, they say. International rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the United States to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or face unspecified restrictions on military assistance. “Israel not only failed to meet the US criteria …

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid
1 month, 1 week ago

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. However, international aid organisations say Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian …

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel

Firstpost  

Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies to Gaza were not increased, the aid reaching the war-torn enclave has fallen to its lowest level in 11 months since December, according to a report, citing official Israeli figures Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies …

North Gaza looks like Stalingrad, aid officials warn as UN says nearly all aid can’t get in
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Gaza looks like Stalingrad, aid officials warn as UN says nearly all aid can’t get in

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Gaza looks like “Stalingrad” …

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US

Firstpost  

While Israel has made progress on ramping up the supply of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, much more remains to be done, said US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin Israel has made some progress in getting more humanitarian assistance into Gaza Strip, but much more needs to be done, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The comment comes …

U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far

LA Times  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday gave Israel a “fail” grade in terms of meeting the conditions for an improvement in aid deliveries to Gaza laid out in a letter last month to senior Israeli …

US, Israel, and Lebanon: A renewed push for a ceasefire in the Middle East
54 years, 11 months ago

US, Israel, and Lebanon: A renewed push for a ceasefire in the Middle East

CNN  

US officials are heading to the Middle East in a renewed push to resolve the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. Lebanon's prime minister expressed optimism that a potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire could be struck in the 'next few hours or days'. However, Iran could potentially respond to Israel's attacks before the US presidential election, potentially signaling a departure from Tehran's initial …

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
2 months, 1 week ago

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement announcing a …

U.S. Warns Israel To Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Or Risk Weapons Funding
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Warns Israel To Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Or Risk Weapons Funding

Huff Post  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summits in Vientiane on October 11, 2024. TANG CHHIN SOTHY via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 …

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit tents in a hospital courtyard in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday. In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing U.S. military armament, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the …

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

NPR  

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say toggle caption Mahmoud Issa/IMAGO via Reuters TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has blocked nearly all food aid from entering northern Gaza for the past two weeks, leaving some 400,000 Palestinians there with no good option, United Nations aid agencies say: Stay and starve, or follow orders to flee to …

Aid delivery in Gaza is nearly impossible. Why hasn’t the US intervened?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid delivery in Gaza is nearly impossible. Why hasn’t the US intervened?

Al Jazeera  

The UN says Israel is hampering efforts to deliver vaccines and other aid, but the US has offered little public pressure. “The United States government has run out of words and hasn’t even issued its usual performative statements to comment on the UN suspension of its aid operations in Gaza,” said Raed Jarrar, the advocacy director at Democracy for the …

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to accomplish and undercut the effort to persuade Israel to open “more efficient” land crossings to get food into the territory, according …

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden ordered …

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warning it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warning it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

NPR  

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warning it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says toggle caption Leo Correa/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier this year even as some staffers for the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull …

Israel military orders evacuation from part of Gaza humanitarian zone
5 months ago

Israel military orders evacuation from part of Gaza humanitarian zone

The Independent  

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US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
5 months, 1 week ago

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The Independent  

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US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
5 months, 1 week ago

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission that has been fraught with repeated weather and security problems that limited how much food and other supplies could get to starving Palestinians. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander at U.S. Central Command, told reporters in a Pentagon briefing …

US to permanently close off Gaza aid pier calling for additional flow of supplies to come via land
5 months, 1 week ago

US to permanently close off Gaza aid pier calling for additional flow of supplies to come via land

ABC  

The US says its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and aid distribution problems, will shut down soon. "The pier has always been intended as a temporary solution to enable the additional flow of aid into Gaza during a period of dire humanitarian need … the pier will soon cease operations," Mr …

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

Associated Press  

ASHDOD, Israel — The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide on Thursday said she has received Israeli pledges to allow aid workers to move more quickly and safely throughout the war-battered Gaza Strip. In an interview with The Associated Press, Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said that Israel has also taken …

The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon
5 months, 1 week ago

The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Thursday. “I do anticipate that in relatively short order we will wind down pier operations,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on …

Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?

Hindustan Times  

FOR six kilometres the road is a dusty moonscape without a hint of civilian life. An American boat carrying American soldiers and journalist sails near the Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024. “We’re trying to create different places of …

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Humanitarian workers have started moving tons of aid that piled up at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza coast to warehouses in the besieged Palestinian territory, the United Nations said Saturday, an important step as Washington considers whether to resume pier operations after yet another pause because of heavy seas. If WFP trucks successfully bring the aid to …

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Humanitarian workers have started …

Aid workers in Gaza are fighting for survival too
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid workers in Gaza are fighting for survival too

NPR  

Aid workers in Gaza are fighting for survival too toggle caption Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images Almost no aid is getting into Gaza right now. Another aid worker in Gaza, who also asked for anonymity for security reasons, said he’s been on humanitarian missions for a decade, including in Sudan, Iraq and Ukraine. The IPC also warned that a …

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
5 months, 3 weeks ago

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza has come to an end after a series of problems. APRIL 19: U.S. officials confirm that the U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid brought to Gaza via the maritime route once construction is done. then closes MAY 9: The U.S. vessel Sagamore is the …

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless the aid begins flowing out into the population again, U.S. officials said Friday. U.N. World Food Program spokesman Steve Taravella said Friday that the U.N. participation in the …

The Latest | Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad

Associated Press  

Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad on Thursday. “I still don’t know where he is going.” Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick and injured children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt. “So it’s our task indeed, not …

Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says

Associated Press  

LARNACA, Cyprus — Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching those in need because of a dire security situation and lawlessness on the ground, a U.S. aid official said Wednesday. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned on Wednesday during a visit to Athens that 96% of Gaza …

Gunfire, lawlessness, gang-like looters preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunfire, lawlessness, gang-like looters preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says

LA Times  

A truck carrying Gaza aid prepares to enter a U.S ship at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus, on Wednesday. The sense of desperation gripping ordinary Palestinians is only compounded by the combination of Gaza being an active combat zone and a prevailing “general sense of lawlessness,” Stropes told the Associated Press. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned on Wednesday during …

US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery

Associated Press  

With U.S. soldiers within shouting distance of Gaza’s bombed-out coast, the American military is taking another stab at delivering aid to hungry Palestinians by sea. Col. Samuel Miller, the commander of a joint task force, U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade, said the vessels can ferry aid to the pier at least five times a day. A U.S. Army soldier gestures …

UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety
5 months, 4 weeks ago

UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senior U.N. officials have warned Israel that they will suspend the world body’s aid operations across Gaza unless Israel acts urgently to better protect humanitarian workers, two U.N. officials said Tuesday. A U.N. letter sent to Israeli officials this month said Israel must provide U.N. workers with a way to communicate directly with Israeli forces on the ground …

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