David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort | Israel-Gaza war
British troops were called into action on Saturday to help deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza, as Foreign Secretary David Cameron warned that Palestinians trapped there were at risk of starvation. Navy. With the UK and US governments under intense pressure to end arms sales to Israel, Downing Street said on Saturday that ministers instead […]
Conditioning Aid to Israel Helps Hamas, We Seem to Forget 10/7 and Their Threats to Repeat It
On CNN’s “Inside Politics” broadcast on Friday, Rep. Richie Torres (D-N.Y.) said in response to a question about conditionality on U.S.-Israel aid. “We feel that we should continue to fundamentally support the U.S.-Israel relationship,” and “Hamas has publicly stated that they intend to repeat October 7, but we do so at our own peril.” Ignoring […]
Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Friday dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in a drone strike that killed seven aid workers on a food delivery mission in the Gaza Strip. announced. The officers were accused of mishandling important information and violating military regulations. The retired general’s findings into Monday’s […]
Israeli inquiry findings on aid worker killings lack credibility, charity says | Israel-Gaza war
World Central Kitchen discredits the findings of an Israeli investigation led by a former general into a series of Israeli drone strikes on charity vehicles in the Gaza Strip this week that killed seven aid workers. refused as such. Israel Defense Forces blames a series of “serious errors” by police officers over deadly attack that […]
Blinken: Israeli offers to increase aid to Gaza may not be sufficient
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Israel’s efforts to expand aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip are encouraged but may not be enough to meet expectations. Blinken said opening more border crossings could help civilians trapped in Gaza, but the US said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) could protect civilians and aid […]
Israeli Military Fires Two Officers Over Strike That Killed Aid Workers, Says Attack Violated Rules
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday dismissed two of its officers after an investigation found that it violated the military’s rules when conducting a recent airstrike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers. Seven employees of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including one U.S. citizen, were killed on Tuesday after the IDF conducted an airstrike […]
Israel to open new border crossing in northern Gaza to increase aid delivery
Israel’s wartime cabinet has approved the opening of a key border crossing in northern Gaza, as pressure mounts on the Gaza Strip to access more vital humanitarian aid to beleaguered Palestinians. According to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office shared by Israeli media channels, the government will take immediate steps to open the […]
‘No More Military Aid to Israel When Children in Gaza Are Starving’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Read” that the United States should not send additional aid to Israel while children are starving to death in Gaza. “The bottom line is that we are witnessing one of the worst humanitarian disasters we’ve seen in a very long time,” Sanders said. “Because Israel is […]
Kirby: US change in policy on Israel hangs on protection of aid workers
White House National Security and Public Affairs Advisor John Kirby said the United States will wait to see what Israel does in the coming hours and days and that U.S. policy is focused on protecting aid workers. He said that Kirby joins fox news channel “Your World with Neil Kabuto” on Thursday, shortly after President […]
Former British army officer says Israel’s Spike missile may have killed aid workers
British media reports say the missile that killed several aid workers in the Gaza Strip this week, including Americans, who were part of the World’s Central Kitchen convoy was an “absolutely accurate” spike missile. It is highly likely that it was. Former British Army procurement officer Chris Lincoln-Jones told the Times of London that three […]