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SvennoJ on 01 May 2024
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Protesters in London demand UK stop sending arms to Israel

Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports that about 600 protesters have gathered outside the building that houses the Department for Business and Trade, which licenses arms exports, including more than $500m of weapons sent to Israel.

“The intention is to mark May 1. They are in solidarity with some of the workers in this building who are concerned that by doing their work they’re effectively contributing to what is going on in occupied Gaza,” he said, adding that the protests have been peaceful.

Dr Jonathon Fluxman of Doctors in Unite told Al Jazeera at the protest that it is “vital” that the UK stops arming Israel.

“They are violating human rights every day … we have to come out to the streets and we have to protest,” he said.

 

Few northern Gaza bakeries reopen as hunger persists

As small supplies of flour trickle into northern Gaza, bakeries shuttered by the war are doing what they can to reopen.

However, many have suffered heavy damage or lost equipment due to Israel’s military campaign, adding to the challenge of providing the food staple to a population that is still on the brink of famine.

Kamel Ajour Bakeries, one of the first large bakery chains to reopen in northern Gaza, was able to salvage machinery from different branches that had been destroyed or damaged by Israeli military attacks.

The bakery, now open 24 hours, seven days a week, makes pitta bread and puffy sandwich loaves at subsidised rates.

“We suffered heavy damage,” said Karam Ajour, a quality control administrator at the bakery. “Thank God we were able to reoperate this place so we can make bread for people again.”


UNRWA’s flour deliveries reach 380,000 families in Gaza

Over the last six months, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has provided flour to more than 380,000 families in Gaza, a staple that is key to staving off famine.

UNRWA has carried out the aid deliveries despite strict Israeli controls on its movement, particularly to northern Gaza, and a shortfall of funds.

Although more aid has come into Gaza in the last month – about 190 trucks per day from April 1 to 27 – it’s still not nearly enough to end the humanitarian crisis there, according to the UN’s World Food Programme.