Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Airdropped aid kills five Palestinians, Hamas says
Hamas-controlled Gazan health authorities claimed on Friday that five Palestinians were killed by falling humanitarian-aid packages during an airdrop in the northern Gaza Strip.
Unconfirmed videos on social media appear to show some of the...
In State of the Union address, Biden announces temporary port in Gaza
During his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an “emergency mission” to establish a port in the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies.
“Tonight, I’m directing the U.S. military...
US pushes for short ceasefire in Gaza war to buy time
U.S. and Arab negotiators pushed Israel and the terror group Hamas to agree to a short cessation in fighting—if for only a few days—in the hopes it will lead to a longer Gaza ceasefire.
A...
US carries out second airdrop of aid into Gaza
U.S. Central Command announced on Tuesday that it carried out a second airdrop of emergency food supplies into the Gaza Strip.
“The combined, joint operation included U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and U.S. Army soldiers...
Israel to try new ways to deliver aid after deadly stampede
The Israel Defense Forces will try new methods to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans this week following a deadly stampede in Gaza City on Feb. 29.
Gazan civilians mobbed trucks carrying humanitarian aid supplies during the incident,...
US air drops first emergency food supplies into Gaza
U.S. military C-130J Super Hercules cargo planes parachuted pallets of food into the Gaza Strip on Saturday in what will reportedly be the first of many emergency aid drops authorized by the White House.
“The...
Washington blocks UNSC from blaming Israel for deaths during aid delivery
Washington blocked a statement from the U.N. Security Council which would have blamed Israeli forces for deaths and injuries early Thursday morning during a chaotic attempt to deliver humanitarian aid near Gaza City.
The statement...
Soldiers, protesters brawl at Kerem Shalom entrance to Gaza
Clashes broke out between Israeli security personnel and protesters at the Kerem Shalom crossing to Gaza on Thursday morning.
Dozens of demonstrators arrived there to protest against the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza...
War Cabinet’s Gantz, Eizenkot propose reducing aid to Gaza
Ministers-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz and Gadi Eizenkot, who both serve in the War Cabinet, proposed that Israel limit the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
They made the suggestion during closed-door meetings in recent...
Half of Israelis oppose proposed hostage deal with Hamas
Fifty percent of Israelis are opposed to a hostage deal that would see an extended pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists, according to a snap poll conducted...