May 21 Dozens in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes as critical aid fails to reach Palestinians By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The attacks killed at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area hospitals. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 5:29 Israel allows 'minimal aid' into Gaza as it intensifies airstrikes and ground operations By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The Israeli military allowed humanitarian aid into Gaza for the first time in more than 11 weeks. It came after Britain, France and Canada threatened to sanction Israel if it did not provide assistance. Israel also ordered Gaza’s second-largest city… Continue watching
May 19 Aid trucks enter Gaza for the first time in nearly 3 months By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Five trucks carrying baby food and other aid entered the territory of over 2 million Palestinians via the Kerem Shalom crossing, according to the Israeli defense body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, COGAT. Continue reading
Apr 02 Myanmar's ruling military declares a ceasefire in civil war to facilitate earthquake relief efforts By David Rising, Associated Press Rescuers have pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city. The rescues on Wednesday came five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Continue reading
Mar 07 Humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza slow as hundreds of millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Officials from USAID say the the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. humanitarian agency have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups. Continue reading
Mar 05 Supplies dwindle, prices soar in Gaza as Israel's aid freeze continues By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press After more than 16 months of war, Gaza’s population is entirely dependent on trucked-in food and other aid. Most are displaced from their homes, and many need shelter. Fuel is needed to keep hospitals, water pumps, bakeries and telecommunications operating. Continue reading
Mar 02 Israel cuts off aid to Gaza while pressuring Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel faced sharp criticism on Sunday as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:32 Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 5:12 Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 03 Aid is flowing into Gaza under the ceasefire. Is it helping? By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip. Continue reading