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The Journal
4 days ago
- General
- The Journal
Palestinians block and empty dozens of UN food lorries in Gaza Strip following Israeli blockade
PALESTINIANS IN THE Gaza Strip blocked and emptied dozens of lorries, the UN World Food Programme said, as desperation mounts following Israel's months-long blockade and air strikes. The WFP said that 77 trucks carrying aid, mostly flour, were stopped by hungry people who took the food before the vehicles were able to reach their destination. A nearly three-month Israeli blockade on Gaza has pushed the population to the brink of famine. While the pressure slightly eased in recent days as Israel allowed some aid to enter, organisations said there still is not nearly enough food getting in. Hamas said on Saturday that it had responded to a US proposal for a temporary ceasefire, which Israeli officials have approved, but details of the response were not immediately known. US President Donald Trump said negotiators were nearing a deal. A ceasefire would pause the fighting for 60 days, release some of the 58 hostages still held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and much-needed food aid and other assistance, according to Hamas and Egyptian officials. The WFP said the fear of starvation in Gaza is high despite the food aid that is entering now. 'We need to flood communities with food for the next few days to calm anxieties and rebuild the trust with communities that more food is coming,' said agency said in a statement, adding that it has more than 140,000 metric tons of food — enough to feed Gazans for two months — ready to be brought in. A witness in the southern city of Khan Younis told The Associated Press that the UN convoy was stopped at a makeshift roadblock and unloaded by thousands of desperate civilians. Most people carried bags of flour on their backs or heads. He said at one point a forklift was used to offload pallets from the stranded trucks. Advertisement Palestinian women get food at a food distribution kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip yesterday. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The United Nations said earlier this month that Israeli authorities have forced them to use unsecured routes within areas controlled by the Israeli military in the eastern areas of Rafah and Khan Younis, where armed gangs are active. An internal document shared with aid groups about security incidents, seen by the AP, said there were four incidents of facilities being looted in three days at the end of May, not including the convoy on Saturday. The UN said it been unable to get enough aid in because of fighting. On Friday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said it only picked up five truckloads of cargo from the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, and the other 60 trucks had to return due to intense hostilities. A new US and Israeli-backed foundation started operations in Gaza this week, distributing food at several sites in a chaotic rollout. Israel says the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will eventually replace the aid operation that the UN and others have carried out during nearly 20 months of war. It says the new mechanism is necessary, accusing Hamas of siphoning off large amounts of aid. The UN denies that significant diversion takes place. The GHF works with armed contractors, which it says are needed to distribute food safely. Aid groups have accused the foundation of militarising aid. Meanwhile, Israel is continuing its military campaign across Gaza. The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours. The ministry said three people were killed by Israeli gunfire early Saturday in Rafah; three others were killed — parents and a child — when their car was struck in Gaza City; an Israeli strike hit another car in Gaza City, killing four; and an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, killing six, said Weam Fares, a spokesperson for Nasser Hospital. On 7 October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and taking 250 hostages. Of those taken captive, 58 remain in Gaza but Israel believes 35 are dead and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there are 'doubts' about the fate of several others. Israeli strikes have killed more than 54,000 Gaza residents, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
The Hill
18-03-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
DC Bureau: US Attempts Peace Deals in Two Wars
DC_US Attempts Peace Deals in Two Wars {ANCHOR} {INTRO} {PKG} PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEAL MAKING SKILLS ARE BEING PUT TO TEST ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. WEEKS AFTER A FIERY SIT DOWN WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT... TUESDAY HE HELD A HIGH-STAKES CALL WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN... TO PUSH FOR A 30-DAY CEASEFIRE WITH UKRAINE. THE CALL ENDED WITH A PROMISE FROM PUTIN NOT TO TARGET UKRAINE'S ENERGY SECTOR FOR 30 DAYS. " Securing peace through strength" AHEAD OF TALKS... NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR TULSI GABBARD SAID SHE'S CONFIDENT PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BRING THE THREE YEAR CONFLICT TO AN END... EVEN AS PUTIN HOLDS OUT ON A BROADER CEASEFIRE. "NAT POP" UKRAINE PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY IS URGING THE U-S TO STAND STRONG. THE PRESIDENT'S DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SAYS... "President Trump is well on his way to achieving world peace. He's doing that in Eastern Europe, he's also doing that in the Middle East" BUT OVERNIGHT IN GAZA... "NAT POP" ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES SHATTERED NEARLY TWO MONTHS OF PEACE... "Israel is operating with full force against the Hamas terrorist" THE STRIKES KILLED MORE THAN 400 PALESTINIANS ISRAELI OFFICIALS BLAME HAMAS FOR THE BREAKDOWN "Repeatedly refused proposal to extend ceasefire and to release our hostages." FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES ARE URGING ISRAEL TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS AND STOP THE BLOODSHED. "Please, we are begging you. The hostages cannot wait any longer" {TAG} {Q: PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU ALSO WEIGHED IN THIS AFTERNOOON. WHERE DO THINGS GO FROM HERE?}
Jordan Times
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Reuters acknowledges misquoting King during meeting with Trump
AMMAN — Reuters acknowledged it made a mistake misquoting His Majesty King Abdullah during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on February 11. Reuters said the news alert it published on February 11 during the meeting between the two leaders at White House was "misleading" and "withdrawn." In a media advisory on Monday, a copy of which was sent to The Jordan Times, Reuters said the "following alert published on February 11 and headlined "JORDAN'S KING, ASKED ABOUT TAKING IN PALESTINIANS, SAYS WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND HOW DO WE MAKE THIS WORK THAT IS IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST ", is misleading and is withdrawn. No substitute alert will be published." Reuters said the alert was based upon the following remark from the King when asked about a US, proposal for his country to take in Palestinians from Gaza: "We have to keep in mind that there is a plan from Egypt and the Arab countries. We've been invited by Mohammed bin Salman to have discussions in Riyadh. I think the point is, is how to make this work in a way that is good for everybody. Obviously, we have to look at the best interests of the United States, of the people in the region, especially to my people of Jordan." Reuters said the February 11 alert did not contain his prefacing comment about an Arab proposal for Gaza. A separate Reuters story (Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza; king opposes displacement) contained the same remark but with the correct context.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Factbox-Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza where Israel's military assault in the last 16 months has killed tens of thousands, after he earlier suggested that Palestinians in the enclave should be permanently displaced. Trump's earlier comments that Palestinians should move to Egypt and Jordan were rejected publicly by Palestinian leaders and leaders of the Arab world while being condemned by human rights advocates as amounting to a proposal of ethnic cleansing. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Trump did not offer much detail on his proposal. Here are some remarks that he made and questions that he answered during a press conference on Tuesday at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: WHAT DID TRUMP SAY? "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area," Trump said in his opening remarks at the press conference. WHO DID HE SAY WILL TAKE PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA? Trump said Washington will ask other neighboring countries to take in Palestinians displaced from Gaza. Since Jan. 25, he has repeatedly asked Egypt and Jordan to do so. They and other Arab states have rejected his proposal. "Instead, we should go to other countries of interest with humanitarian hearts, and there are many of them that want to do this and build various domains that will ultimately be occupied by the 1.8 million Palestinians living in Gaza, ending the death and destruction and frankly, bad luck. This could be paid for by neighboring countries of great wealth," Trump said on Tuesday. Gaza's population before the war was 2.3 million. WILL THE U.S. SEND TROOPS FOR TRUMP'S PLAN? "We'll do what is necessary. If it's necessary, we'll do that. We're going to take over that piece. We're going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it'll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of," Trump said when was asked if Washington would send U.S. troops to Gaza under his proposal. DOES TRUMP SUPPORT A TWO-STATE SOLUTION? The United States has for decades backed a two-state solution between the Israelis and the Palestinians that would create a state for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza alongside Israel. Trump was asked if under him Washington no longer supported that. "It doesn't mean anything about a two state or one state or any other state, it means that .. we want to give people a chance at life ... because the Gaza Strip has been a hell hole for people living there," Trump said without directly answering the question. WHO WILL LIVE IN GAZA UNDER TRUMP'S PLAN? "I envision world people living there, the world's people," Trump said when asked who did he envision living in Gaza. "Palestinians also, Palestinians will live there, many people will live there," he added without elaborating further. CONTEXT The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered on Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry, and led to accusations of genocide and war crimes that Israel denies. The assault has also internally displaced nearly Gaza's entire population and caused a hunger crisis. The fighting has currently paused amid a fragile ceasefire.
Reuters
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza where Israel's military assault in the last 16 months has killed tens of thousands, after he earlier suggested that Palestinians in the enclave should be permanently displaced. Trump's earlier comments that Palestinians should move to Egypt and Jordan were rejected publicly by Palestinian leaders and leaders of the Arab world while being condemned by human rights advocates as amounting to a proposal of ethnic cleansing. Trump did not offer much detail on his proposal. Here are some remarks that he made and questions that he answered during a press conference on Tuesday at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: WHAT DID TRUMP SAY? "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area," Trump said in his opening remarks at the press conference. WHO DID HE SAY WILL TAKE PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA? Trump said Washington will ask other neighboring countries to take in Palestinians displaced from Gaza. Since Jan. 25, he has repeatedly asked Egypt and Jordan to do so. They and other Arab states have rejected his proposal. "Instead, we should go to other countries of interest with humanitarian hearts, and there are many of them that want to do this and build various domains that will ultimately be occupied by the 1.8 million Palestinians living in Gaza, ending the death and destruction and frankly, bad luck. This could be paid for by neighboring countries of great wealth," Trump said on Tuesday. Gaza's population before the war was 2.3 million. WILL THE U.S. SEND TROOPS FOR TRUMP'S PLAN? "We'll do what is necessary. If it's necessary, we'll do that. We're going to take over that piece. We're going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it'll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of," Trump said when was asked if Washington would send U.S. troops to Gaza under his proposal. DOES TRUMP SUPPORT A TWO-STATE SOLUTION? The United States has for decades backed a two-state solution between the Israelis and the Palestinians that would create a state for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza alongside Israel. Trump was asked if under him Washington no longer supported that. "It doesn't mean anything about a two state or one state or any other state, it means that .. we want to give people a chance at life ... because the Gaza Strip has been a hell hole for people living there," Trump said without directly answering the question. WHO WILL LIVE IN GAZA UNDER TRUMP'S PLAN? "I envision world people living there, the world's people," Trump said when asked who did he envision living in Gaza. "Palestinians also, Palestinians will live there, many people will live there," he added without elaborating further. CONTEXT The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered on Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry, and led to accusations of genocide and war crimes that Israel denies. The assault has also internally displaced nearly Gaza's entire population and caused a hunger crisis. The fighting has currently paused amid a fragile ceasefire.
