US EditionConditions in Gaza Are Catastrophic Despite Aid
- Twelve days ago, Israel lifted an 11-week blockade on Gaza, enabling a restricted resumption of aid deliveries amid the ongoing conflict.
- The blockade was lifted amid increasing international pressure after a conflict ongoing since 2023 has resulted in the deaths of more than 54,000 Palestinians and approximately 1,200 Israelis.
- Aid distribution now includes a new US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which the UN and international groups reject for lacking neutrality and forcing displacement.
- The UN reports that only about 200 truckloads of aid have been delivered in 12 days, describes the situation as dire, and cautions that the assistance provided so far has made minimal difference.
- Despite resumed aid, ongoing fighting, limited access, and security issues risk worsening Gaza's humanitarian crisis and famines, suggesting urgent steady aid flow is needed.
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On GPS: What is life like in Gaza right now?
The images out of Gaza this week were stunning: Large crowds of Palestinians rushed to grab food from the first shipments that have trickled in after Israel’s 11-week blockade on aid. Fareed talks with Arwa Damon, a former CNN correspondent who has visited the Strip four times since October 7 for humanitarian work, about what life is actually like in Gaza right now.
The entry of scarce humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza continues to face numerous obstacles and the UN has pointed out this Saturday directly to the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu as responsible. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the international agency has accused the Israeli authorities of “imping” their work in an intentional manner. “It seems that Israel’s will is not to facilitate an efficient humanita…
Ben Rhodes: Situation in Gaza ‘unimaginably worse than we can even tell from the outside’
As attempts are made for a new ceasefire in Gaza and Israel is garnering criticism from nations not normally critical, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says the humanitarian situation has been “materially worse there over the last few weeks than it has been since October 7th.” Netanyahu has "prioritized the control and bombardment of Gaza over any diplomacy,” says Rhodes. But while the Trump administration shows signs of frustr…
Israel faces a brutal choice
For months, Israel has faced a relentless barrage of criticism over its conduct in Gaza – from western governments, UN agencies, and media outlets that once claimed to be her allies. Central to the condemnation are the humanitarian circumstances: civilian suffering, limited aid access, and Israel’s temporary obstruction of some relief efforts. What has gone
UN says Gaza humanitarian situation worst since beginning of war
The UN's humanitarian agency on Friday described the situation in Gaza, beleaguered by airstrikes, malnutrition, displacement and a breakdown in public order, as catastrophic and the worst since the war began in October 2023.
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