23 h. ago UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries

Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said on Friday, as the head of the United Nations warned that only a “teaspoon” of aid was getting in following Israel’s 11-week-long blockade. The Israeli military said 107 trucks carrying flour and other foodstuffs as well as medical supplies entered […]

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33 h. ago ‘Don’t shoot, I am Israeli’: Gaza paramedic’s Hebrew plea saved his life

The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent said on Thursday that a paramedic who survived an attack that killed 15 aid workers was spared because he asked Israeli soldiers for mercy in Hebrew, adding that he hoped the man’s testimony would help win justice. Assad Al-Nassasrah, a Red Crescent paramedic, survived shootings that killed 15 […]

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53 h. ago Cypriot parties call for govt action against Israel’s offensive in Gaza

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State of Israel in Gaza and a lack of humanitarian aid reaching the strip. “We must choose a side and the side of humanity is one: […]

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3 d. ago Cyprus fails to join nations urging Israel to allow full aid into Gaza

The government on Tuesday declined to comment on why Cyprus was not among a group of more than 20 donor nations urging Israel to permit the full, unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. In total, the foreign ministers of 22 nations jointly signed the statement, calling on the Israeli government to “allow a full […]

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4 d. ago Israel’s aid access to Gaza insufficient, offensive must stop, France says

Israel’s easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is insufficient, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, warning its ally that the new offensive on Gaza had to stop or there would be consequences. Facing mounting pressure over an aid blockade it imposed in March and the risk of famine, Israel on Monday eased its blockade […]

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2 w. ago Israel to be involved in Gaza security, not aid distribution, US envoy says

Israel and Hamas will not be involved in Gaza aid distribution, but Israel will take part in providing security, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Friday. Israel cut most aid supplies into Gaza after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. It let more aid into the enclave during a fragile […]

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2 w. ago Israeli leadership votes to expand Gaza ground offensive, aid blockade remains

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet voted to scale up the offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza to the point of seizing the entire enclave and holding its territories, an Israeli official said on Monday. A report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing officials with knowledge of the details, said the new plan […]

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3 w. ago Gaza tensions flare over dwindling supplies as blockade persists

Fights are erupting over dwindling supplies in Gaza, a United Nations aid official said on Friday, as Israel’s total blockade on supplies into the enclave hit the two-month mark. Since March 2, Israel has completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip, and food stockpiled during a ceasefire at […]

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3 w. ago Israel contacts Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy and Bulgaria for aid in fighting wildfires

Israel contacts Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy and Bulgaria for aid in fighting wildfires  Public TV English

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