The Palestinian Health Ministry accused Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution point in war-torn northern Gaza, killing 20 more people and wounding 155 others. The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian gunmen opened fire and that none of its forces, which were securing a convoy of 31 aid trucks, fired on the waiting crowd or the convoy.
Some members of the crowd near the Kuwait roundabout, the aid distribution point, were hit by trucks during Thursday night’s violence, the military said.
The U. S. has not been given any plan for where other people would pass if they were asked to leave.
Meanwhile, a humanitarian shipment loaded with some 200 tons of food was detected on Friday morning arriving on the coast of Gaza as part of a project to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave, five months after the arrival. Beginning of the war.
The ship, operated through the Spanish organization Open Arms, left Cyprus on Tuesday towing a barge loaded with food sent through World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés.
The foreign network has been pushing for more aid to reach Gaza, frustrated by the unfolding humanitarian crisis and restrictions imposed through Israel that have prevented more aid from reaching by land. Australia announced on Friday morning that it would resume investment in the U. N. aid company for Palestinians and pledged more investments to UNICEF to supply Gaza.
The most sensible Jewish official in the United States has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “major impediment to peace. “
A quarter of Gaza’s population is starving, the United Nations has warned, and the territory’s Ministry of Public Health says more than 31,314 Palestinians have died. The ministry differentiates between civilians and combatants in its count, but says women and youth make up two-thirds. of the dead.
An additional 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in southern Israel in the Oct. 7 Hamas raid that sparked the war. About 250 more people were kidnapped and Hamas is believed to still be holding about 100 hostages.
A shipment of food aid arrived in Gaza on Friday. A tugboat towed the first shipment of 200 tons of food from non-profit organizations.
More than 80 of the scheduled visitors and sponsors joined the boycott to protest the U. S. military’s defense of Israel.
The U. S. has not been given any plan for where other people would pass if they were asked to leave.
A Maine police officer found she had “sufficient probable cause” to arrest the Lewiston mass shooter before his 2023 rampage.
Hundreds of people continue to die every week in the U. S. COVID-19 has been caused by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the CDC still classifies it as a pandemic.
The continued influx of immigrants crossing the border has put pressure on police and fire departments, which continue to struggle with investment.
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