LONDON (AA) – The British government has assured parliament that there are no active UK export permits for items Israel could use in ways that violate international law. “There are currently no extant UK export licences,” UK Development Minister Anneliese Dodds said during a House of Commons session. In response to questions from l...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany and the UK have called for progress in cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel, and urged Israeli authorities to allow unhindered humanitarian access into Gaza. Speaking at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said they were both “deeply concerned” abou...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The temporary pier built by the US military to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has not been re-anchored yet, the Pentagon has said. “The pier is still in (Israel’s Port of) Ashdod, (and) has not been re-anchored. We’re continuing to monitor weather conditions right now,” Press Secretary Maj. G...
Just under a month after returning home from a medical mission to Gaza, two US doctors and a nurse visit Washington to warn White House and congressional officials that Palestinian civilians are dying at Khan Yunis’ European Hospital because of restrictions imposed by Israel in the way of medical supplies. Ammar Ghanem, an intensive care...
Renowned Jewish civil rights activist Aryeh Neier has condemned Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling it “genocide.” Speaking to Anadolu news agency, he highlighted the severe impact on Gaza’s children, citing malnourishment and potential lifelong psychological damage. Despite previously opposing South Africa’s gen...
Nicosia, Cyprus — AFP Cyprus has said that humanitarian aid shipped to Gaza is being stored using a floating mechanism after the US-built pier was damaged. “No aid was sent today, but the one (shipment) that left two days ago is now being stored using a floating mechanism until the dock is fully repaired,” said government [&h...
GENEVA – AFP The humanitarian aid allowed into the Gaza Strip is not getting to people in need, the United Nations has said, urging Israel to fulfil its legal obligations. “The aid that is getting in is not getting to the people, and that’s a major problem,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency [&hellip...
DOHA (AA) – Qatar will provide $75 million in humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, said the country’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. “Qatar will contribute $75 million to support humanitarian efforts and interventions for the benefit of the brotherly Syrian people,” Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah Rash...
Fulool, Afghanistan — AFP Survivors of flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province are still searching for their missing people, days after torrents of water ripped through villages, killing hundreds. Heavy rains sparked flash flooding in multiple Afghan provinces on Friday, killing more than 300 people in Baghlan alone...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that Israel’s interruption to the supply of aid at the Rafah crossing will affect humanitarian response across war-torn Gaza. The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday that its forces have seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Eg...
