Humanitarian Aid

Israel Promotes Creation of Multinational Force in Gaza

According to the Israeli media outlet Haaretz, Tel Aviv is promoting the creation of a multinational force to guarantee humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has mentioned this initiative several times in recent days, according to Haaretz. His plan is to build the force around members from friendly Arab ...

Gaza: New Aid Distribution Turns Chaotic

The Palestinian Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens were wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery on Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming. AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes, some of ...

Second Gaza-Bound Aid Ship Departs Cyprus

A second vessel carrying aid to war-torn Gaza set sail from Cyprus on Saturday, an AFP correspondent said, more than two weeks after the last shipment arrived by sea. Almost 400 tons of aid is being carried to Gaza on a flotilla organized by two charities -- the US-based World Central Kitchen and the Spanish Open Arms. The barge and two salvage ...

Gaza: Israeli Raids, Uncertain Truce and Disastrous Humanitarian Situation

The Israeli army continued its attacks, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire on Monday. These included targeted operations on hospitals. On Saturday, the Israeli army said it had hit dozens of targets in central Gaza, and had continued its operations, notably around Gaza's largest hospital complex "al-Shifa", as well ...

Herzog Apologizes for Killing of Gaza Aid Workers

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...

World Bank Estimates Gaza Infrastructural Damage at $18.5 bn

The World Bank released a new report on Tuesday, with a damage assessment, concluding that the Israel-Hamas war has resulted in approximately $18.5 billion worth of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza. The World Bank says the Israel-Hamas war has caused damage of around $18.5 billion to Gaza's critical infrastructure, according to a new ...

Biden and Netanyahu Wrap Up Gaza Phone Discussion

President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday amid growing domestic pressure to set conditions on US military support amid domestic outrage over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. In their first call since Monday's Israeli strike that killed the employees of the US-based World Central Kitchen ...

Israel Announces ‘Temporary’ Opening of Aid Routes Into Gaza

Israel announced on Friday that it would allow a "temporary" delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, threatened by famine, via the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing, a day after an unusual warning from its major American partner. Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, ...

Israel Justifies Aid Worker Killing by “Hamas Operative” Presence

The Israeli Army claimed on Friday that it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed seven aid workers in Gaza, admitting that it had made a series of "serious mistakes," while Warsaw asked for a "criminal inquiry" into those events. Israel said on Friday that it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose ...

Aid Enters North Gaza Through New Crossing Point

Trucks filled with medicine provided by the UN entered for the first time on Saturday morning through the Erez-Beit Hanoun crossing point, according to images. The vehicles were then supposed to reach two hospitals located in the northern part of Gaza. Israel made the decision on Friday to temporarily open this border crossing located north of ...

Key Entry Points for Aid Delivery in Gaza

The announcement, made on Friday by the Netanyahu government, of the opening of the Erez-Beit Hanoun border crossing aims to facilitate the entry of more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Here's an overview of the primary ways of delivering aid to the enclave: by land, by air or by sea. On Friday, April 5, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

War-Ravaged Sudan Witnesses Massive Fleeing

Considered among the world's poorest countries, war-torn Sudan's already fragile infrastructure has pushed the country to the brink of famine, leading to a massive ongoing exodus from the country. One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily "as if the emergency had started ...