Gaza, Israel and Middle East
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International aid agencies warn that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory.
A Houthi missile struck Ben-Gurion airport Sunday for the first time since the war began, briefly closing it just as Israel voted to expand Gaza operations.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned about Israel's plan to expand its military offensive against Hamas, annex territory in Gaza and forcibly displace its population.
The plan could expose Israel to additional legal requirements toward the civilian population and risk ensnaring the military in a long-term quagmire.
Two months after Israel blocked all aid to Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials are considering a new food distribution plan. The U.N. says it is unworkable.
More than 350 film world figures, including Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Javier Bardem, have published an open letter on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival condemning “silence” over the deadly impact of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza.
Food is scarce and morale is fading after a brief glimpse of normalcy during an earlier cease-fire was shattered by a return to fighting.
GENEVA (AP) — International aid agencies warned on Friday that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, which has been under a total Israeli blockade for nearly 10 weeks.
Israel's total siege of Gaza is entering its third month. Doctors and aid workers said they are seeing malnourished children and hospitals running low on supplies.