US and allies are considering commercial maritime option for Gaza humanitarian support
US officials have said the US military operation would provide hundreds of additional truckloads of aid every day and those shipments would include more than two million meals, water, temporary shelters and medicine.
US, UK, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on bulk carrier, destroyers
The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November in what they say is a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Saturday they had targeted the cargo vessel and “a number of US war destroyers at the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with 37 drones”.
Hopes of Gaza Ramadhan ceasefire dim but Israeli spy agency says mediators are pushing for truce
A Hamas source said the group’s delegation was “unlikely” to make another visit to Cairo over the weekend for talks. Egypt, the US and Qatar have been mediating truce negotiations since January. The last deal struck was a week-long pause in fighting in November during which Hamas released more than 100 hostages and Israel freed about three times as many Palestinian prisoners.
Moscow on ‘red alert’ as US embassy in Russia warns of imminent attack by Islamic State extremists
Most Western countries advise against all travel to Russia and say their citizens should leave. The US has the highest level of warning for Russia – red “4 – Do not travel” – the same level as Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, South Sudan and Iran.
In Gaza, Palestinians are forced to eat grass because ‘If we aren’t killed, we will die of hunger’
The UN has been unable to deliver food aid to the north since January 23, with Israeli authorities continuing to deny access to UN aid convoys, which their troops have fired on. In late February, the World Food Programme and the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, suspended aid delivery in the north, saying it had become impossible to operate safely.
Ramadhan with a difference: Muslims in Gaza to fast against grim setting of Israeli bombs
Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, along with the profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving and pilgrimage. Muslims see various meanings and lessons in observing the fast.
UN Gaza Humanitarian Coordinator braces for ‘a lot of preventable deaths’ linked to squalid conditions
One woman said she had given birth and then was forced to move to the camp two days later with her other children, one of whom is living with disabilities, he said, adding that the women admitted she was unable to breastfeed her newborn due to the lack of food.
While Israel is said to have Gaza ceasefire offer ready, Hamas smells victory in PM Netanyahu’s dilemma
Hamas, meanwhile, appears to be in no hurry to reach a temporary ceasefire ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan, which begins next week, or to delay an expected Israeli operation in Rafah, the southern city where half of Gaza’s population has sought refuge.
Gaza Strip health facilities forced to attend to unprecedented numbers of malnourished babies
The worsening hunger crisis has intensified criticism of Israel on the world stage, including from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose country is Israel’s staunchest ally. She said on Sunday that people in Gaza were starving, calling on Israel to do more to significantly increase the flow of aid.
Israel ramps up criticism of UN agency in Gaza as it alleges 450 of its staff are Hamas militants
The only allegation communicated to him verbally was about 12 UNRWA staffers alleged to have participated in the October 7 attacks, he said, and they appeared so serious that they were fired, and two UN-ordered investigations are underway.
