Conditions in Gaza Are Catastrophic Despite Aid

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.

Anne Frank’s relative criticises Netanyahu as “fanatical”

Oliver Elias, the great cousin of Anne Frank, condemns Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, for its war on Gaza.

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.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said five truckloads of aid from the United Nations and its humanitarian partners were able to enter the Gaza Strip on Thursday, marking the first entry in th…