Tag: humanitarian aid
US and Israel-endorsed foundation begins aid delivery in Gaza
A US and Israel-endorsed foundation, known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has started delivering aid to Gaza, the BBC via Reuters reported on May 27th. On [more…]
Poll reveals 53% of Israelis are against aid going to Gaza
A Channel 13 poll found that 53% of Israeli participants are against humanitarian aid entering Gaza, despite the conditions worsening in the Palestinian territory, Middle [more…]
Western powers could take concrete actions on Israel over Gaza
Canada, France and the UK on May 19th threatened to take “concrete” actions on Israel if it does not end its military assault on Gaza [more…]
Netanyahu says Israel will have full control of Gaza Strip
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, said on May 19th that his country is going take complete control of the Gaza Strip as the [more…]
Over half of Israelis are against aid entering Gaza, poll finds
A Channel 13 poll found that 53% of Israeli participants are against humanitarian aid entering Gaza, despite the conditions worsening in the Palestinian territory, Middle [more…]
UNICEF warns Gaza aid distribution plan risks further displacement
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced strong criticism of emerging aid distribution plans for Gaza on May 9th, Middle East Eye via Reuters reported. [more…]
Saudi Arabia pushes for Gaza aid access amid Israel’s blockade
Saudi Arabia urged for pressure to be exercised upon Israel to guarantee the regular entry of aid into the Gaza Strip following the Israeli blockade [more…]
Israel’s Finance Minster pledges to continue aid blockade on Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, pledged on April 7th to continue the total aid blockade on Gaza, the Middle East Eye reported. He said: “not [more…]
US to reduce military aid to Egypt
The US has told Egypt that it intends to cut military aid to Cairo due to dissimilarities in their attempts to handle the result of [more…]
African Union: War in Sudan world’s “worst humanitarian crisis”
African Union officials on February 11th said that Sudan’s civil war is the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world” and said that it was leaving [more…]
Britain says its mistakes worsened Yemen Famine
The UK government has said that its mistakes caused food to be “taken off the plate” of Yemeni children as the country was forced into [more…]
Rebuild of Gaza will take “an awful lot of time” – UN official
The rebuild of Gaza which has been devastated by war will “take an awful lot of time”, even though an escalation of humanitarian deliveries have [more…]
Israel considers cutting aid to Gaza as Trump takes office
The Israeli Knesset is considering to substantially decrease the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to reports by Israeli media. This potential [more…]
NGOs accuse Israel of “siege tactics” to block Gaza aid
Thirteen leading NGOs warned on July 15th that access to Gaza has become increasingly difficult, accusing Israel of intentionally blocking groups from distributing much-needed aid [more…]
UNRWA says restrictions render Gaza aid “nearly impossible”
Senior Communications Officer of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Louise Walteridge said on June 30th that it is “nearly [more…]
21 Gazan cancer patients cross into Egypt via Kerem Shalom
An Egyptian medical source shared that 21 cancer patients crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on June 27th via the Kerem Shalom crossing, Arab [more…]
Expert claims US-built pier fails to provide proper Gaza aid
As the US-built pier intended to boost Gaza aid deliveries faces repeated problems with bad weather damaging the structure and causing interruptions to the arrival [more…]
US announces plan to provide Gaza with $400 in aid
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has promised over $400 million in new aid for Gaza on behalf of the United States at an emergency summit [more…]
US-built pier for Gaza completed, aid to flow soon
The US military finished installing a pier constructed to aid the Gaza Strip on May 16th, with officials poised to begin ferrying much needed humanitarian [more…]
EU says Rafah offensive puts “heavy strain” on ties to Israel
The European Union made a statement on May 15th urging Israel to end its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah “immediately,” warning [more…]