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Israel has re-opened the Erez crossing to allow aid more aid to enter the north of Gaza. International aid organisations have reported a widespread humanitarian disaster in the strip, warning that hundreds of thousands of people in northern Gaza are at risk of famine. "This is the first day that we re-opened Erez crossing for a robust and continuous route for entrance of humanitarian aid into Gaza," said Colone Moshe Tetro, the head of the COGAT Coordination and Liaison Administration for Gaza, "We are facing this challenge every day." Earlier this week, the United Nations Secretary General An...
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Over the weekend, an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, killing nine people, including six children, according to hospital authorities. The conflict between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas has drastically risen tensions in the Middle East, particularly in recent weeks in particular escalations involving Israel and Iran. However, the recent strike has brought attention once again on Rafah, which is home to more than half of Gaza's population of approximately 2.3 million, many of whom have been displaced by conflict elsewhere. The strike, which hap...
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Spearheaded by the Turkish IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation and made up of what is currently three ships - although activists hope the number will increase - the flotilla is expected to depart from the Turkish port of Tuzla near Istanbul in the coming days. The organisation is intent on penetrating the Israeli blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid there. On Friday, activists reported three vessels loaded with approximately 5000 tonnes of food and supplies are waiting for a green light from the Turkish authoritites. The departure date is not yet set. Organisers say other vessels from t...
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Israel’s military says it has prepared plans to respond to a possible Iranian attack. The army’s spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said late Friday that Israel is ready for a “wide variety of scenarios” that include both defensive and offensive actions. He also said that Israel’s military chief has completed a situation assessment with the head of the US Central Command Erik Kurilla who is visiting Israel. “Our defenses are ready and know how to deal with every threat separately,” Hagari told reporters. “Next to defense, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities an...
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Israel's military withdrew from Gaza’s main hospital Al-Shifa after a two-week raid on Monday, claiming it killed 200 militants and detained hundreds more. Palestinians who returned to the medical centre said they found buildings heavily burned and damaged with bodies. Israel blamed Hamas for the destruction. The United Nations is planning a mission to the facility to help Palestinians receive medical attention and assess the state of the hospital after the assault. Roughly two dozen patients died after Israel’s siege began on March 18, according to World Health Organisation Director-General T...
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A ship carrying 200 tons of aid is approaching the coast of Gaza, inaugurating a new sea route from Cyprus that was intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. The ship, manned by the Spanish aid group Open Arms, left Cyprus on Tuesday towing a barge laden with food sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. It could be seen off Gaza's coast on Friday morning. Israel has been under increasing pressure to allow more aid into Gaza after five months of war between Is...
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Reports have emerged saying six people were killed and at least 83 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food in Gaza city. The attack came a few hours after Israeli forces bombed a United Nations food distribution centre in southern Rafah city, killing at least five people including a member for the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on X that "Since this war began, attacks against UN facilities, convoys and personnel have become commonplace in blatant disregard to international humanitarian...
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A ship carrying 200 tonnes of food aid meant for civilians in Gaza is still waiting at a port in Cyprus, as Israeli authorities requested to inspect it. The vessel, which belongs to the Spanish NGO Open Arms, is currently on the south east coast of the island, in the city of Larnaca. It carries 200 tonnes of rice and flour which could provide immediate relief to Gazans struggling with starvation. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that the Open Arms ship will make a pilot trip as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory. A...
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Another top donor to the UN agency aiding Palestinians, UNRWA, said on Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organisation. Sweden's reversal came as a ship bearing tons of humanitarian aid was preparing to leave Cyprus for Gaza after international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory facing widespread hunger after five months of war. Sweden's funding decision followed similar ones by the European Union and Canada as the UN agency k...
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The US military confirmed early on Saturday that humanitarian airdrops into the Gaza Strip carried out by other countries into the Gaza Strip killed civilians.The military’s Central Command, which oversees the Mideast, issued the statement on X, formerly Twitter. It did not identify the countries involved. “We are aware of reports of civilians killed as a result of humanitarian airdrops,” the statement read. “We express sympathies to the families of those who were killed. Contrary to some reports, this was not the result of U.S. airdrops.” The US military airdropped food on Friday from a U.S. ...
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