Tag: Humanitarian Aid
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...
Humanitarian has two sides
In the first wrenching days after the Simchat Torah Massacre, Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz made what turned out to be an unkeepable promise: That no humanitarian relief in the form of water, fuel...
UN chief visits Rafah border crossing ahead of Gaza aid delivery
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres toured on Friday the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, ahead of the expected delivery of aid to the Hamas-ruled enclave.
The first delivery is expected...
David Satterfield appointed US envoy on Gaza humanitarian crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to Ambassador David Satterfield on Oct. 3 as “a longtime colleague” and “extraordinary Foreign Service officer,” speaking during an event at Rice University in Houston, where Satterfield was then...
EU announces humanitarian air corridor, triples Gaza aid
The European Union announced on Monday that it would launch a humanitarian air corridor to Gaza through Egypt, with the first flights expected this week.
"Palestinians in Gaza are in need of humanitarian help and...
‘Israelis Without Borders’
In the wake of the devastating floods earlier this week in Libya, the Palestinian Civil Defense Service, which operates under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority, announced that it was sending a 37-member team...
Kyiv honors Jewish Federations of North America for war-relief support
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is among groups and countries recognized in Kyiv and honored by the planting of seven Japanese cherry trees in the Ukrainian capital.
The countries include the United States,...
One year into the war, Jewish humanitarian efforts remain in full throttle in Ukraine
PART ONE OF TWO STORIES
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary on Friday, North American Jewish leaders at the forefront of humanitarian aid to Ukraine are appreciative of the ways Jews...
Israeli leaders offer condolences, aid after quakes rock Turkey, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday extended condolences to the victims of the massive earthquakes that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.
“On behalf of all citizens of Israel, I send condolences...