Israel, Gaza and Aid
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The situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic: scant aid supplies are trickling in while international organizations warn of a famine. Here are the key numbers at a glance.
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Friday claimed there is “no real hunger in Gaza,” contradicting the warnings of dozens of countries and international humanitarian organizations about the deepening famine in the besieged enclave.
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France 24 on MSNNo evidence Hamas stole Gaza humanitarian aid, USAID report showsAn analysis conducted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) found no evidence that Hamas systematically stole US-funded humanitarian aid in Gaza, Reuters reported Friday. The findings challenge a justification used by Israel and the US to support a private aid initiative that bypasses the UN system amid deadly distribution chaos in Gaza.
The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory has criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.
Israel’s US Ambassador and Prime Minister Netanyahu disavow Minister Eliyahu’s Gaza hunger remarks, calling them “foolish” and unrepresentative. Israel, they affirm, is committed to defeating Hamas while ensuring aid reaches Gaza’s civilians—not through Hamas.
In a new report published by Amnesty International, Iran violated international humanitarian law by using cluster bomb warheads on their ballistic missiles during the war with Israel. Iran’s use of cluster bombs during the Israel-Iran War violated international humanitarian law,
Israel-Gaza War U.S., in policy switch, urges humanitarian pauses in Gaza. A temporary suspension of Israeli airstrikes is seen as potentially helpful in breaking logjams over the release of ...
I arrived in Palestine and Israel just months after Hamas’ election victory.It was July 2006, and Israel’s first Gaza war (with Hamas) and second Lebanon war (with Hezbollah) were just finishing.