Tag: Humanitarian Aid
White House denounces destruction of Gaza aid by outraged Israelis
The United States, United Kingdom and Germany condemned the dumping of humanitarian aid on the roadside by Israeli protesters and the later torching of at least one aid truck on Monday.
The events took place...
Hamas fires at Kerem Shalom crossing hours after reopening
Hamas fired rockets at Kerem Shalom on Wednesday afternoon, hours after Israel reopened the crossing for the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
A deadly Hamas rocket attack from Rafah on Sunday had caused the...
Following US pressure, aid trucks enter Gaza’s north through Erez
The first aid trucks entered the northern part of the Gaza Strip through the Erez Crossing on Wednesday, seven months after Hamas terrorists destroyed the entry point during their Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.
The...
UN official lauds Israel for more aid in Gaza but calls for ‘paradigm shift’
Israel has taken measures to improve the delivery of provisions in the Gaza Strip; however, there needs to be a “paradigm shift” to continue to meet the “immense needs” of the enclave’s civilian population “in...
US: Gaza aid has greatly increased in recent days
The United States has confirmed a substantial increase in humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip over the past few days.
“The aid has increased and quite dramatically in just the last few days,” White House...
Israel to open new crossing to ‘flood’ Gaza with aid
Israel will open a new land crossing to the Gaza Strip designed primarily to facilitate the entry of foreign aid, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday.
Gallant told reporters that the new crossing...
José Andrés: Israel ‘fighting the basis of what humanity should be standing for’
The celebrity chef José Andrés, a friend of U.S. President Joe Biden’s, accused Israel during an interview with CBS News of intentionally targeting an aid convey and of waging a “war against humanity itself.”
“You cannot be fighting the...
Israel uses Gaza Fatah members to secure aid
In recent weeks, Israel’s War Cabinet approved enlisting the help of Gaza residents affiliated with the Palestinian Authority ruling Fatah movement to secure the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip and prevent theft...
Netanyahu confirms IDF unintentional strike on aid workers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday confirmed that an unintentional IDF strike killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip the previous night.
“Unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic case of...
Biden to pressure Israel on alternatives to Rafah op
The White House will present alternative plans designed to dissuade Jerusalem from carrying out a full-scale military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah when an Israeli delegation visits Washington early next week, Axios reported on...