Israel gives update on aid entry to Gaza
Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) office says that 419 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, saying it is “the highest number of aid trucks” that entered Gaza since the start of its assault on the enclave.
It also said 29 food trucks were “coordinated to northern Gaza”, where famine is looming.
Israel has been repeatedly criticised for blocking the entry of aid to the Gaza Strip, with global NGO Oxfam accusing Israel last month of blocking the aid “deliberately”. Authorities in Gaza have also said the aid trickling into the Strip is nowhere near enough to facilitate the needs of Gaza’s 2.3 million population.
Rights group says without ceasefire, Israeli aid steps ‘meaningless’
Gisha, an Israeli NGO that focuses on protecting the freedom of movement of Palestinians, says government steps to improve aid flows into Gaza would be “meaningless” if there is no ceasefire or “effective deconfliction”.
“These measures and many others should have happened months ago. The fact that they didn’t has resulted in more avoidable death and suffering for Palestinians in Gaza. Much more must still be done to facilitate the humanitarian response to the catastrophe,” the group said.
After claiming repeatedly that there's no limit on aid to Gaza, IL announced steps to remove restrictions & improve aid flows. How & when the measures will be implemented remains to be seen. Without ceasefire or effective deconfliction they're meaningless.https://t.co/4KBGmGy6tU pic.twitter.com/6cLxFOPEEW
— Gisha גישה مسلك (@Gisha_Access) April 8, 2024
Israel rejects Turkey’s request to airdrop aid to Gaza: Minister
Turkey says Israel has blocked its attempt to airdrop aid to Gaza and promises to take a series of new measures against the country. The Turkish air force wanted to conduct part of a humanitarian aid operation with its cargo planes.
“Today we learned that our request … was rejected by Israel. There is no excuse for Israel to block our attempt to airlift aid to starving Gazans,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
“We decided to take a series of new measures against Israel,” he said, adding that they would soon be made public.
US senator says Israel war on Gaza will legally be considered a genocide
Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said during an event at a local mosque last week: “If you want to do it as an application of law, I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so.”
A video of Warren’ ‘s comments posted on X by a GBH News reporter began circulating on Monday.She made her comments on Friday during an event at the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland, Massachusetts, the United States.
At a Q&A at a Wayland mosque last week, @SenWarren is asked if she thinks that Israel is committing a genocide.
"If you want to do it as an application of law, I believe that they will find that it is genocide," she says, adding that she's trying to get "past a labels argument" pic.twitter.com/mxqBP6oTlH
— Tori Bedford (@Tori_Bedford) April 8, 2024
