US military wants to open Gaza pier this week
A pier built by the US military to deliver aid to Gaza has been closed twice amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas, but is expected to reopen. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters the US aims to bring the missile back online as soon as this week, but did not […]
Biden Administration Insists the $230M Gaza Pier Will Reopen This Week
The Biden administration insists that the Gaza Strip pier will reopen this week after it was recently towed for a second time to an Israeli port so it can withstand waves more than four feet high. “We expect operations to resume sometime this week,” said Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman. Said […]
Gaza Pier ‘More Complicated Than We Would Have Liked’, People Don’t Get ‘How Complicated This Is’
During Tuesday’s episode of CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) responded to a question about whether the Gaza aid pier built by the Biden administration had failed because of numerous setbacks and little aid, saying, “I don’t think people understand how complicated this is,” and that “this is a lot more complicated than […]
UN says Israel's use of heavy bombs in Gaza is potential war crime; Israel rejects allegations
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Wednesday that Israel may have committed war crimes by using heavy bombs at least six times, a charge Israeli officials quickly denied. Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Details of the six cases Israel has placed […]
Cigarette smuggling has crippled aid delivery in Gaza as smokes go for $25 apiece
High cigarette prices in the Gaza Strip have spawned a cigarette smuggling industry that now threatens United Nations aid convoys, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Cigarettes can cost as much as $25 a stick in war-torn areas, and gangs are finding ways to smuggle them in with aid packages. One […]
United Nations Report Fails to Find Famine in Northern Gaza
The UN report on northern Gaza could not confirm earlier warnings of famine in the area but said people were still suffering as a result of the ongoing war that Hamas launched against Israel from Gaza on October 7. In May, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), founded and funded by the United […]
Pause in Fighting for Aid Deliveries in Southern Gaza, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), along with the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territory (COGAT), announced on Sunday that they would implement a daytime pause in fighting along routes through southern Gaza to allow for the delivery of aid. The route is just west of Rafah, where heavy fighting is taking place. COGAT is […]
Israel’s Lessons in Gaza Will ‘Save American Lives’
As modern warfare diverges, Israeli military lessons learned from fighting Hamas in Gaza will significantly improve U.S. military readiness and “save American lives,” according to retired U.S. Army Major John Spencer, an expert on urban and underground warfare. He stressed the strategic importance of employing such insights to strengthen U.S. tactical responses and training protocols. […]
UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief | Israel-Gaza war
The head of Oxfam GB said it was “intellectually and morally contradictory” to supply arms to Israel while at the same time providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, more than 37,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the Hamas attack on October 7. Both […]
Israeli military says 8 soldiers killed as fighting rages in southern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a military vehicle in Rafah in an explosion or missile attack, the deadliest incident for Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since January. Israeli military spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari said Israel was still working to confirm the exact details of the attack. […]