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CTV News
20 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
U.S.- and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- An Israeli- and U.S.-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a series of shootings near the sites this week. Israeli strikes across the territory, meanwhile, killed 26 people overnight and into Wednesday, officials said. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it was in discussions with the Israeli military on better guiding foot traffic near the distribution hubs and enhancing military training procedures to promote safety. The move came a day after Israeli forces acknowledged opening fire as people headed toward a GHF site in the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah, a military zone off limits to independent media. Gaza health officials, the Red Cross and the UN rights office said 27 people were killed on Tuesday, and witnesses blamed Israeli forces. Israel's military said it fired near people it described as suspects who it said approached its forces and ignored warning shots. It says it is looking into reports of casualties. Health officials say dozens have been killed since new aid sites opened At least 80 people have been killed in the vicinity of the sites or heading to them since they opened last week, according to hospital officials, including dozens in similar shootings at roughly the same location on Sunday and Monday, when the military also said it had fired warning shots. GHF says there has been no violence in the aid sites themselves but has acknowledged the potential dangers people face when traveling to them on foot. Thousands of Palestinians walk to the sites early each morning, desperate for food and hoping to beat the crowds, and pass near Israeli forces in the predawn darkness. GHF said it asked Israel's military, the Israel Defense Forces, to 'introduce measures that guide foot traffic in a way that minimizes confusion or escalation risks near IDF military perimeters; develop clearer IDF-issued guidance to help the population transit safely; enhance IDF force training and refine internal IDF procedures to support safety.' In a separate development, Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 26 people late Tuesday and into Wednesday, according to hospital officials. One of the strikes hit a tent in Gaza City, killing seven people, including two women and a seven-year-old girl, according to Shifa Hospital. The military said it was looking into the reports. Israel says it only targets militants and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because the militant group is entrenched in populated areas. A controversial new aid system Israel and the United States say they supported the establishment of the new aid system to prevent Hamas from stealing aid and selling it to finance its militant activities. Israel has not claimed that Hamas fired in the area of the GHF sites. The United Nations, which operates a longstanding aid system that can deliver to hundreds of locations across the territory, denies there has been any systematic diversion of aid by Hamas, saying it has mechanisms to prevent that. The UN has refused to take part in the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles by allowing Israel to control who gets aid and by forcing Palestinians to travel to just three distribution hubs, two of which are in the southernmost city of Rafah. 'The world is watching, day after day, horrifying scenes of Palestinians being shot, wounded or killed in Gaza while simply trying to eat,' UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a statement. He called for a flood of aid to be let in and for the world body to be the one delivering it. Israel imposed a complete ban on food and other imports for two and a half months before easing the restrictions in May. UN agencies say lingering restrictions, the breakdown of law and order inside Gaza, and widespread looting have made it difficult to deliver assistance. Warnings of famine as the war grinds on Experts warned earlier this year that Gaza is at risk of famine if Israel does not lift its blockade and stop the military campaign it renewed in March, when it shattered a ceasefire with Hamas. Israel has since ramped up its offensive, in what it says is meant to pressure Hamas to agree to a ceasefire more favorable to Israel's terms. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed over 54,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The ministry is led by medical professionals but reports to the Hamas-run government. Its toll is seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts, though Israel has challenged its numbers. Israel says it has killed some 20,000 militants, without providing evidence. The offensive has destroyed vast areas, displaced around 90 per cent of the population, and left people almost completely reliant on international aid. ------ By Wafaa Shurafa Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri at the United Nations contributed to this report.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- General
- The Guardian
Along the Green Line: episode 1
Since the war in Gaza and the expanding occupation of the West Bank, a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians feels more distant than ever. In this three-part series, the reporter Matthew Cassel travels along the 1949 Armistice border, or 'Green Line', once seen as the best hope for a resolution. He meets Palestinians and Israelis living just kilometres apart, but shaped by vastly different realities. This first episode begins in East Jerusalem, a city at the heart of the conflict
Al Jazeera
3 days ago
- Health
- Al Jazeera
LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza dialysis hospital; outcry over killings at aid hubs
Israeli forces kill 54 people in Gaza and destroy the only facility for dialysis patients in the north of the and aid groups denounce Israeli killings of dozens of starving Palestinians seeking food near distribution points set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).Egypt and Qatar announce new efforts to secure a ceasefire deal based on a US-backed proposal for a 60-day truce and the entry of humanitarian war on Gaza has killed at least 54,418 Palestinians and wounded 124,190, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive. Update: Date: 7m ago (03:37 GMT) Title: WATCH: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians waiting for food at US-backed Gaza aid sites Content: Israeli forces have opened fire on a group of desperate Palestinians gathered near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in southern Gaza. At least 31 people were killed and more than a hundred others injured. The distribution point is managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – a controversial group backed by both Israel and the US. Watch our video report below: Update: Date: 11m ago (03:33 GMT) Title: A recap of recent developments Content: Update: Date: 14m ago (03:30 GMT) Title: Welcome to our live coverage Content: Hello, and thank you for joining our live coverage of Israel's war on Gaza, as well as its attacks on the occupied West Bank and the wider region. Follow this page for round-the-clock updates and analyses of the latest developments. You can read about key events from Sunday, June 1, here.
CBC
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Ms. Rachel posted about children in Gaza. The reaction that followed was intense
Ms. Rachel is one of the biggest names in children's entertainment right now, with 15 million subscribers on her YouTube channel alone. In her feed, you'll usually find posts about potty training tips and collaborations with organic yogurt companies. More recently, however, she's also begun using her influence on social media to talk about how the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has affected children in the region. This move has created quite a controversy, to the point where some have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether Ms. Rachel is being paid by Hamas. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud chats with author Jael Richardson and Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk about the reaction and criticism Ms. Rachel is getting for speaking up amidst the ongoing conflict.
Asharq Al-Awsat
29-05-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Two-State Solution Conference Prepares Roadmap with International Backing
Preparations are underway for the 'Two-State Solution Conference,' scheduled from June 17 to 20 and co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The conference aims to produce a final document serving as a 'roadmap' for establishing a Palestinian state. This roadmap will draw on the work of eight expert groups tasked with offering practical proposals on various dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including statehood, security, economics, humanitarian concerns, and sustaining any future peace agreement. Key group chairs include Jordan and Spain on statehood, Italy and Indonesia on security, Norway and Japan on economic foundations, while the EU and the Arab League are overseeing proposals on the durability of peace. The structure reflects a broad international effort to tackle every major aspect of the conflict. According to French diplomatic sources, the conference is driven by the urgency of reviving the two-state solution, now under severe threat due to the war in Gaza, the acceleration of Israeli settlement expansion, and the stated intentions of some Israeli leaders to reoccupy Gaza and displace its population. France argues that the idea of indefinitely freezing or postponing the conflict is no longer viable. With military solutions failing, only a political resolution centered on mutual recognition and the creation of a Palestinian state offers a sustainable path forward. French President Emmanuel Macron recently reaffirmed in Indonesia that the political route is the only path to lasting peace. He announced the conference as a platform to renew international momentum for recognizing both Palestine and Israel and affirming their right to coexist in peace and security. The event operates on a principle of mutual recognition. It invites Western nations that have not yet recognized Palestine to do so, while also encouraging Arab and Islamic countries that have yet to recognize Israel to take steps toward normalization. This approach recalls the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which proposed normalized relations with Israel in exchange for withdrawal from occupied territories and Palestinian statehood within 1967 borders. The sources said that while full normalization is seen as unlikely in the short term, France views it as a process, not a one-time event. Recognition of Palestine is not presented as conditional on normalization with Israel but may come alongside statements of intent from Arab nations signaling readiness for future steps. The sources added that the French government stresses that the conference is a starting point rather than a definitive solution. The goal is to reintroduce momentum for peace and back it with concrete proposals. Paris also emphasizes the need for Palestinian Authority reform and the disarmament of Hamas, aiming to ensure a credible Palestinian leadership. Although Israel has threatened to annex parts of the West Bank in response to the growing recognition of Palestine, France remains firm in its belief that diplomatic recognition is a reward for peace-seeking actors, not for extremists, the diplomatic sources underlined.
