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"President Trump wants to alleviate suffering for the people of Gaza because he has a humanitarian heart. He announced a new aid plan today to help Gazans obtain crucial access to food – details are forthcoming," White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a comment to ABC News.
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Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting to enter Gaza. Why can’t the UN bring them in?
The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by ga
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said on Sunday that some movement restrictions appeared to have been eased by Israel in Gaza on Sunday after Israel decided to “support a one-week scale-up of aid.
Pressure is mounting on Israel at the United Nations as the international community discusses how to advance a two-state solution in the Middle East between a future Palestinian state and Israel. France and Saudi Arabia have convened a high-level conference on the issue,
As Israel and the UN engage in yet another blame game over the deteriorating situation in Gaza, the American-backed NGO, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has repeatedly called on the UN to collaborate on distributing aid.
Netanyahu, speaking from the Israel Air Force's Ramon Air Base claimed that the UN is "creating an excuse and lie about Israel," by saying that Israel is not allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Israel will "need to continue allowing the entry of minimal humanitarian supplies" into the Gaza Strip,
The UN says a quarter of the population is facing famine-like conditions while a group of 100 NGOs have warned Palestinians are “wasting away” from mass starvation and collapsing on the street.
We can bring the aid safely and securely anywhere that the UN desires within Gaza,' a GHF spokesman tells the Sun.