Airdrops of food in Gaza a display of hypocrisy
10 months ago

Airdrops of food in Gaza a display of hypocrisy

China Daily  

This handout picture released by the Jordanian Army on Feb 29, 2024 shows humanitarian aid being dropped from a military aircraft over northern Gaza. On Saturday, the US military began dropping food over the war-torn Gaza Strip where 2 million people have been in desperate need of humanitarian aid. It's Israel's blockade of Gaza that has turned the Palestinian enclave of 365 square kilometers into the biggest outdoor prison for the 2.2 million people living there. However, the US, as the largest and staunchest supporter of Israel, has kept its unconditional bias toward Israel regardless of Israel's ruthless assault on the Palestinians in Gaza. In this round of conflict alone, Washington has four times vetoed United Nations Security Council's resolutions on Gaza aimed at securing at least a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian aid to enter the zone.

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Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza
1 week, 3 days ago

Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

In the second year of an Israeli genocide in Gaza, weather has added an extra element of suffering to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians forcibly displaced, often multiple times, while efforts to agree a ceasefire go nowhere. “He could not endure it, he could not endure the cold or the hunger and this hopelessness.” Dozens of tents, many already tattered …

Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'

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 Deaths from starvation will likely …

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam
2 weeks, 3 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 …

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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

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 Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, …

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for last two months: UN
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for last two months: UN

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Humanitarian aid to North 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 of Humanitarian …

People walk miles searching for bread amid Gaza’s war shortages
1 month ago

People walk miles searching for bread amid Gaza’s war shortages

Al Jazeera  

Faced with major food shortages after nearly 14 months of war, Palestinians describe long days hunting for flour or bread in the conflict-ravaged Gaza Strip. Since the outbreak of Israel’s war on Gaza last year, charities and international aid organisations have repeatedly warned of crisis levels of hunger for the enclave’s two million or so people. A United Nations-backed assessment …

Gazans walk miles for bread and flour amid war shortages
1 month ago

Gazans walk miles for bread and flour amid war shortages

New Indian Express  

Essential goods like water, fresh produce and medicines are also scarce. Nothing in markets "I walked about eight kilometres to get bread," Hatem Kullab, a displaced Palestinian living in a neighbourhood of makeshift tents, told AFP. "To get a loaf of bread you need a whole day of eight to 10 hours," said the brother of one of the women …

I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
1 month, 1 week ago

I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything

Al Jazeera  

Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. The Israeli army decreased the number of trucks it was allowing to enter to just 30-40 per day and food – which was already expensive and unaffordable for most – started to disappear. The number began to rise after 2010 when an international coalition of human rights activists and …

Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months
1 month, 2 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 …

Many In Gaza Eat Just Once A Day, As Israel's Aid Blockade Worsens Hunger Crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many In Gaza Eat Just Once A Day, As Israel's Aid Blockade Worsens Hunger Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

Many in Gaza eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many in Gaza eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Deir al-Balah : Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. After being displaced five times, the Eids reside in central Gaza, where aid groups have relatively more access than …

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

LA Times  

Girls in the Eid family eat lentils cooked by their mother, Yasmin, at their tent in a refugee camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, this week. Asked about such plans Wednesday, government spokesman David Mercer said, “Israel is looking at many creative solutions to ensure a better future for Gaza.” Yoav Gallant, the former defense minister who was seen …

A closer look at how armed gangs steal tons of aid in Gaza
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A closer look at how armed gangs steal tons of aid in Gaza

NPR  

A closer look at how armed gangs steal tons of aid in Gaza Gangs of armed looters are stealing the little aid trickling into Gaza as people starve, and it's happening under Israel's surveillance. NPR's Aya Batrawy and Anas Baba examine a new danger compounding Gaza's misery - armed gangs. The U.N. says only 37 trucks of aid on average …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks 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
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’

CNN  

CNN — Nearly a hundred aid trucks were looted in southern Gaza on Saturday in what UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has described as “one of the worst” incidents of its kind. Of the 109 trucks carrying food supplies for UNRWA and the World Food Programme from the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, 97 trucks were “lost” in …

Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says

Al Jazeera  

At least 98 vehicles from a 109-truck convoy were lost Saturday in one of the worst such incidents, the UN agency says. A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Saturday after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks, an official from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has said. The looting is …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern 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 Israel says 15 trucks carrying …

US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies in Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Humanitarians Say Israel Failed To Improve Gaza Aid. The U.S. Still Won't Listen.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Humanitarians Say Israel Failed To Improve Gaza Aid. The U.S. Still Won't Listen.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With Tuesday marking the end of the Biden administration’s window for the Israeli government to materially improve the humanitarian response in war-torn Gaza, international aid organizations are condemning the country’s failure to meet U.S. demands and, in some cases, outright worsening the crisis that has devastated Palestinians for the last 13 months. “Israel not only failed to …

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
Trending News
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 …

Famine looms in northern Gaza Strip amid a war killing mostly women and children, UN says
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Famine looms in northern Gaza Strip amid a war killing mostly women and children, UN says

ABC  

Back-to-back UN reports have found famine is looming in the northern Gaza Strip as Israel continues an offensive which has killed mostly women and children in the locality. The UN's Famine Review Committee warned on Saturday of "an imminent and substantial likelihood of famine occurring, due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip". The body's last projection, made …

Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege
2 months ago

Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their last lentils and flour to survive. “We are being starved to force us to leave our homes,” said Mohammed Arqouq, whose family of eight is determined to stay in the north, weathering …

Famine Is Likely Imminent In Northern Gaza, Hunger Experts Warn
2 months ago

Famine Is Likely Imminent In Northern Gaza, Hunger Experts Warn

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. Abdel Kareem Hana via AP UNITED NATIONS — There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned …

‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in north Gaza: Food security experts
2 months ago

‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in north Gaza: Food security experts

Al Jazeera  

Famine thresholds ‘may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future’, Famine Review Committee warns. There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of northern Gaza, according to a committee of global food security experts, as Israeli forces press on with a major offensive in the area. ‘The unacceptable is confirmed’ The committee …

Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege
2 months ago

Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege

LA Times  

With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the last month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their last lentils and flour to survive. “We are being starved to force us to leave our homes,” said Mohammed Arqouq, whose family of eight is determined to stay in the north, weathering Israel’s siege. …

Around 70% of deaths in Gaza are women and children, says UN
2 months ago

Around 70% of deaths in Gaza are women and children, says UN

CNN  

CNN — Several United Nations agencies are again sounding the alarm on the rapid deterioration of humanitarian conditions in much of Gaza and the civilian toll of more than a year of Israeli military operations. In a detailed report verifying fatalities in Gaza in the first six months of the conflict, the UN Human Rights Office said it “found close …

Famine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say
2 months ago

Famine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned Friday. The Famine Review Committee warned that “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.” The committee’s four independent experts are part of the Integrated …

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

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

Opinion: Israel is weaponizing hunger against Palestinians. Here’s how the U.S. can stop it
2 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Israel is weaponizing hunger against Palestinians. Here’s how the U.S. can stop it

LA Times  

As the U.N.’s leading independent expert on the right to food, I have watched with growing horror over the past 12 months as Israel has weaponized hunger against approximately 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In a report submitted to the U.N. General Assembly last month, I documented how Israel has used hunger as a tool of war in …

Gaza's economy was already in tatters, but the Israeli invasion has caused 'unparalleled devastation', the UN says
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza's economy was already in tatters, but the Israeli invasion has caused 'unparalleled devastation', the UN says

ABC  

It will take Gaza's economy three and a half centuries to recover from destruction caused by the Israeli invasion of the territory, a UN report says. Israel's invasion of Gaza has "resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian, environmental and social catastrophe and propelled Gaza from de-development to utter ruin", the UN's trade and development wing said in a report published on …

India's Humanitarian Aid to Palestine: A Much-Needed Gesture
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Humanitarian Aid to Palestine: A Much-Needed Gesture

Live Mint  

India sends humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people through UNRWA. The first tranche of assistance comprising 30 tons of medicine and food items has departed today. The consignment includes a wide range of essential medicines and surgical supplies, dental products, general medical items and high-energy biscuits.

Food Sovereignty in Gaza Under Threat as Israel's Military Operations Disrupt Agriculture
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Food Sovereignty in Gaza Under Threat as Israel's Military Operations Disrupt Agriculture

China Daily  

Palestinians are calling for accountability and the revival of their agricultural sector amid the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. Food sovereignty in the region is threatened due to the attacks, which have caused widespread damage and starvation tactics. The agricultural sector was largely self-sufficient in producing various plant species, but it has been severely disrupted by the Israeli occupation. …

Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
2 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
2 months, 3 weeks 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 bombards north Gaza; U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel bombards north Gaza; U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again

LA Times  

Residents of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike return to collect their family’s belongings in Beirut on Saturday. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in the Zarout coastal area on the edge of Barja south of Beirut, and the Health Ministry said four people were killed. Israel’s military said that Hezbollah fired …

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza
3 months ago

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Judging by the amount of aid that has arrived at the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza, the embattled Palestinians should be well catered for. Since early May, when Israel launched its assault on Rafah, Gaza’s last city still standing, it has controlled the crossing to Egypt and kept traffic through it to a bare minimum. Israel has also …

US report found that Israel blocked Gaza aid, but the Biden administration kept weapons flowing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US report found that Israel blocked Gaza aid, but the Biden administration kept weapons flowing

Salon  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Days later, on May 10, Blinken delivered a carefully worded statement to Congress that said, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance.” Prior to his report, USAID had sent Blinken a detailed 17-page memo on Israel’s conduct. USAID, …

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