WASHINGTON (AA) – The US secured further commitments from Israel in the last two days about the situation in the Gaza Strip, the White House claimed on Wednesday. Aid groups said Israel had not met US aid demands within a 30-day period outlined in an Oct. 13 letter. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Monday to increase and sustain humanitarian aid across Gaza, with a 30-day period set in an Oct. 13 letter calling for improvements in humanitarian access nearing its end. In a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Blinken “reviewed actions Israel ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday demanded that President Joe Biden produce “evidence” that Israel is impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Cotton’s demand comes a day after the Biden administration confirmed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the...
President Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not done enough to ensure that humanitarian aid is entering Gaza. Biden listed the pledges the Israeli leader made to him. These include bolstering the amount of aid entering Gaza, and significantly reducing civilian casualties in Gaza. Addressing a news conference alongsi...
United Nations, United States – AFP Israel’s steps to allow aid into Gaza are “far short of what is needed,” senior United Nations official Tor Wennesland said on Tuesday. “The delivery of humanitarian aid in the (Gaza) Strip continues to face nearly insurmountable challenges,” said Wennesland, the organizat...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The United Nations welcomed on Tuesday the increase in aid deliveries into Gaza afforded by a temporary truce but warned it was not enough to even start addressing the Palestinian territory’s massive needs. UN children’s agency UNICEF said the aid flow to the northern Gaza Strip — the largest s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that the volume of humanitarian aid provided to the Gaza Strip is “clearly insufficient.” “Today’s situation shows how catastrophic it can be to follow a path that ignores international law. We are already seeing catastrophic humanitarian consequences in the Gaza Stri...
Ankara, Turkey – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington was working “very aggressively” to dramatically expand the amount of aid reaching trapped civilians in Gaza. The top US diplomat held 2.5 hours of one-on-one talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan focused on soothing the anger at...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization called Thursday for a daily flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip beyond the first convoy readying near the border — including fuel to keep hospitals running. Egypt’s state-linked television Al Qahera News reported that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday pressed Israel to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza as he stepped up a campaign by Western leaders to reinforce support for Israel after attacks by Hamas. Sunak, following visits this week by US President Joe Biden and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scho...
