Browsing: Humanitarian aid

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”…

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) criticized President Biden, accusing him of being part of the “pro-Hamas group” in the Democratic Party, following his threat to withhold weapons from Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proceeds with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza. Asked on Fox News’s “FOX and Friends” for his reaction to Biden’s latest…

Israel stated on Wednesday that it has reopened a main border crossing into Gaza after it was closed off last weekend following a Hamas rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers, but the United Nations says crucial humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people is not yet getting through. Israel’s Coordinator of the Government Activities in the Territories…

Israel’s wartime Cabinet approved the opening of a key border crossing in northern Gaza as pressure has mounted for the region to get more critical humanitarian aid access to struggling Palestinians. The government will take immediate steps to open the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza, according to a statement from Israel’s prime minister’s office…

Israeli airstrikes killed seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) on Monday, drawing sharp criticism of Israel’s continued bombardment and mourning by friends, family and the global community. The workers were leaving a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and driving in a deconflicted zone in two armored cars when the strike hit,…

Celebrity chef José Andrés condemned Israel for its 'unselective killing' after seven workers from his charity were killed while delivering aid to people in Gaza. “The Israeli government must cease this unselective killing. It must end its limitations on humanitarian aid, stop harming civilians and aid workers, and refrain from using food as a tool of war,” Andrés expressed…

Seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen were killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to the nongovernmental organization. The workers were leaving a warehouse in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, and driving in a “deconflicted zone” in two armored cars when the strike hit, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) said. The…

A three-ship convoy departed Cyprus for Gaza early Saturday, with 400 tons of food and other supplies, the second delivery of the kind recently as concerns about widespread famine in the region grow. The aid deliveries are organized by World Central Kitchen (WCK). The boats are carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned…

The first ship carrying 200 tons of food gathered by World Central Kitchen (WCK) arrived in Gaza Friday and, the organization announced, more will be coming soon. WCK, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, released a statement that its team unloaded the aid in Gaza. The food was carried on a ship by…

President Biden met with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Friday, where the leader said he thinks there should be a cease-fire “as soon as possible” between Israel and Hamas. Varadkar said he was “keen” to speak with Biden about the war in Gaza, as the two leaders met at the White House to celebrate St.…