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More than 170 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have joined forces to call for the dismantling of a food distribution system run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group as civilian deaths and injuries mount near aid sites in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating in the war-torn Gaza Strip in late May — becoming …
Read More »Israel may still have the Madleen aid boat. But organizers are already planning their next journey to Gaza
The Madleen, a boat seized by Israeli forces while en route to Gaza, might still be stuck in a port off the coast of Israel. But the activists who piloted it are busy planning their next attempt — albeit with a different boat. Named after a famous fisherwoman in Gaza, …
Read More »As death toll mounts, Gazans make life-risking journeys to seek food, aid
Like thousands of other Palestinians in Gaza, Hind Al-Nawajha takes a dangerous, kilometres-long journey every day to try to get some food for her family, hoping she makes it back alive. Accompanied by her sister, Mazouza, the mother-of-four had to duck down and hide behind a pile of rubble on the …
Read More »At least 20 more Palestinians killed, 200 wounded near aid site in Rafah: medics
Israeli fire killed at least 40 people on Monday, half of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S. backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the territory’s health ministry said, as UN officials denounced Israeli-backed aid delivery methods. Medics said at least 20 people were killed and 200 others wounded near an aid …
Read More »Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid boat, detain Greta Thunberg and other activists
A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after Israeli forces stopped and detained them — enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the Israel-Hamas war. The boat, accompanied by Israel’s navy, arrived in Ashdod in …
Read More »Israeli gunfire kills over a dozen Palestinians near Gaza aid site, health officials say
Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in central Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Medics said the casualties were rushed to two hospitals, the Al-Awda Hospital in …
Read More »Palestinians say 5 killed by Israeli fire near aid sites. Israel says it fired warning shots
Palestinian health officials and witnesses say at least five people were killed and others were wounded Sunday by Israeli fire as they headed toward two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.S.-backed group. Israel’s military said it fired warning shots at people who approached …
Read More »At least 16 killed in Gaza, aid group closes distribution centres over safety concerns
At least 16 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military in Gaza on Friday, according to local health authorities, as a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group said it had handed out aid in the enclave after earlier saying that its distribution sites were closed. The military had no immediate comment on the reports of …
Read More »U.S.-backed Gaza aid group halts distribution as 18 killed in Israeli strike on school shelter
The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) will not give out any aid on Wednesday as it presses Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites, a day after dozens of Palestinians seeking aid were killed. The GHF said it has asked the Israeli military to “guide foot traffic in a way …
Read More »At least 31 killed near aid site in Gaza, health officials say. Israel denies troops fired at civilians
At least 31 people were killed and more than 170 were wounded on Sunday while on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials and multiple witnesses. The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometre from a new aid site run by an Israeli-backed …
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