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US lawmakers urge greater action to get aid into Gaza
Progressive Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says 92 members of the US House of Representatives have called for the administration of US President Donald Trump to use “all diplomatic tools at its disposal” to ensure more humanitarian aid enters Gaza.
“Innocent civilian lives — children and babies — can be saved by ensuring that much-needed aid gets to Gazans,” Jayapal said in a statement.
“This humanitarian crisis is man-made and can be solved by allowing aid trucks to enter Gaza. Every diplomatic tool in our toolbox must be used to ensure that this happens.”
A view of a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza
Gaza aid centres closed again for ‘maintenance and repair’
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says its few aid sites in Gaza will remain closed on Thursday as Palestinians continue to starve.
“Our distribution sites will not open as early as tomorrow morning as in the past days, due to maintenance and repair work being done at the sites. We will share information on opening times as soon as work is complete,” it said in a statement.
The Israel-US-backed foundation has replaced decades of UN-led aid distribution, with hundreds of distribution points. Meanwhile, Israel still continues to block desperately needed humanitarian relief from entering Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians return to retrieve their belongings from their homes
Freedom Flotilla condemns Israel threats to attack aid ship
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has denounced Israel’s “threat” to attack its vessel bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza and breaking its blockade.
“Israel has no legal authority to control or enforce a maritime closure on Gaza and, therefore, no lawful basis to intercept the Madleen,” said Huwaida Arraf, human rights attorney and FFC steering committee member.
“Such an act would constitute a blatant violation of international maritime law and a direct defiance of the ICJ’s binding orders requiring unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza.”
Yasemin Acar, another member on board the ship, said: “We call on people of conscience, institutions, and governments to take action now: demand that Israel refrain from attacking the Madleen and defend life and dignity in Gaza.”
