Trucks carrying aid enter Gaza for 1st time in 80 days
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A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral,
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Tunisia reaffirms at Arab Summit in Baghdad its firm stance in support of just Palestinian causeTUNIS/Tunisia Tunis, May 17 (TAP)-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti reiterated at the 34th Ordinary Arab Summit, held on May 17 in Baghdad, Tunisia's firm stance in support of the Palestinian people's struggle to recover all their legitimate rights and establish their independent and sovereign state on all the territory of Palestine,
And yet, the Israeli government decided unilaterally not to withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor, in early March it completely sealed the borders with the Gaza Strip and on March 18 th, it returned to active fighting in the Gaza Strip,
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control all of the Gaza Strip and prevent Hamas from looting aid. The prime minister made his remarks as the Israeli
No aid has reached Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip as of Wednesday, despite Israeli claims that dozens of trucks have entered. Since 2 March, Israel has enforced a total blockade on Gaza ...
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign AffairsHE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met on Monday with the Minister of
Netanyahu acknowledged a new plan developed with the United States for American companies to deliver aid via distribution points secured by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He accused Hamas of looting previous aid deliveries. He said the decision to resume aid to Gaza came after pressure from allies, who had voiced concern about "images of hunger."
Israel aims to press Hamas into releasing hostages and ultimately to destroy the group, but says it will now also allow some aid to enter the enclave.
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The National on MSNGaza crime thriller among nine Arab films to be shown at Cannes Film FestivalA revenge thriller set in Gaza is among nine Arab films that will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Once Upon a Time in Gaza will feature in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section. The film is set in 2007,
in Gaza City — Bashar TALEB Israel will allow a "basic amount" of food into the Gaza Strip, the prime minister's office said Sunday, after facing mounting pressure to lift a total blockade imposed more than two months ago. The announcement came hours ...