One advocate urged action “to prevent further loss of innocent life, the deepening of an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, and the continued erosion of U.S. credibility as an upholder of international humanitarian law.” As the deadline set by the Biden administration last month for Israel to step up aid deliveries to Gaza passed on Tuesday, human rights groups demanded that […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to push forward wartime aid for Israel this week as part of his effort to gain House approval for a national security package. It includes funding for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia as well as funding to send U.S. weapons to Taiwan. The […]
“This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war,” said the aid group’s CEO. World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that a targeted Israeli airstrike killed seven members of its aid team […]
“The United Nations, its personnel, premises, and assets must be protected at all times,” stressed the head of UNRWA—which says that 400 Palestinian aid-seekers have been killed since last month’s Flour Massacre. At least five people including a United Nations humanitarian worker were killed and more than 20 others wounded Wednesday by an Israeli attack […]