By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing because of lawlessness and panic among hungry people in the area, despite Israel’s daytime pause in military activity. Israel’s military said on Sunday there would […]
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Egypt says it will send aid trucks into Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
Egypt says it has agreed to send humanitarian aid trucks and fuel through Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza for the United Nations, after a call between President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and US President Joe Biden. The agreement aims to reverse a dramatic drop in UN aid entering the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its […]
Renewed Hamas attack on Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza
The military wing of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, has again mounted an attack on the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the far south of the Gaza Strip – the fourth such attack since Sunday. Mortars were used in Friday’s attack, the al-Qassam Brigades said on the Telegram messaging service. Israel’s COGAT organization, […]
Battles in east Rafah as Israel reopens key Kerem Shalom aid crossing
There has been heavy fighting and bombardment near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as Israel said the key Kerem Shalom crossing had reopened for aid. The Israeli military said troops had killed Hamas fighters in eastern Rafah as part of a “precise” counterterrorism operation. Hamas also reported battles. Earlier, the military said lorries had […]