Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Grassroots Israeli protests against Gaza aid grow
Despite government efforts, hundreds of Israeli protesters have made their way to the Kerem Shalom border crossing every day for more than a week to demonstrate against deliveries of humanitarian aid to the Hamas-ruled...
Hostages’ families: Suspend Gaza aid until captives released
The families of 132 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas on Tuesday held a protest march in an attempt to disrupt the transfer of aid to Gaza, calling on Israel to halt the flow...
Red Cross finds little sympathy among Israelis amid accusations of ineptitude, bias
“Humanitarianism,” “compassion,” “neutrality”—these are the words the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like linked to its name. In Israel, the word more commonly associated with the organization is "mud."
The ICRC has...
Biden is causing an unnecessary humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The plight of Gazans is due, first and foremost, to the invasion and massacre of Israelis by Hamas on Oct. 7. They are now suffering because they are being used as human shields by...
Senior US official: With ‘American blood on his hands,’ Sinwar’s ‘days are numbered’
Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar’s days “are numbered,” a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday, pledging that “justice will be served.”
Coinciding with a visit to the region by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake...
Israel to open Kerem Shalom border crossing to direct Gazan aid
Earlier this month, Israel reportedly agreed in the coming days to open the Kerem Shalom border crossing for inspection of trucks bearing humanitarian aid, but it said at the time that the vehicles would still need...
Biden, Netanyahu discuss ongoing efforts to free remaining hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization in a phone call on Thursday.
According to a White House readout of the call,...
Biden administration to expand humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians
Aboard Air Force One during a flight to Boston on Tuesday, U.S. deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton described how the federal government had organized a second flight to get assistance to Palestinian civilians in...
Gallant talks Hamas war with visiting White House official
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Wednesday with U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Gallant began the meeting by expressing...
White House: Israel has agreed to daily four-hour ‘humanitarian pauses’
Israel has agreed to observe daily four-hour “humanitarian pauses” in its operation against Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden asked...