The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, warned this Thursday that shipments of humanitarian aid by air and, now, by sea to Gaza “are not enough” to avoid an “imminent famine” that has already cost the lives of at least two dozen Gazan minors. Therefore, he has urged Israel to allow more land humanitarian … Read more
At least five people have been killed and another 22 injured this Wednesday in an attack on a food distribution center of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. . The agency has blamed the Israeli army for the attack on its facilities, where … Read more
For the first time in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a shipment of humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip set sail by sea from the island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning. At 7:18 a.m. in Cyprus (6:18 a.m. in mainland Spain), some 200 tons of food from the humanitarian organization World Central Kitchen … Read more
Boat Open Arms, of the Spanish NGO of the same name, set sail this Tuesday morning towards Gaza from the port of Larnaca, in Cyprus, inaugurating a maritime corridor to bring aid to the Strip and try to alleviate the serious humanitarian situation since the attacks of last 7 October. The mission, named Operation Safeena … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured this Tuesday that Israel will continue with its military campaign in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, despite growing international pressure. “We will finish the work in Rafah and at the same time allow the civilian population to get away from danger,” he promised. Meanwhile, the White … Read more
When the Israeli attacks on Gaza began last October, the Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum, Dimitris Kairidis, expressed concern that this new conflict would lead to an increase in irregular immigration. “As if the multitude of flashpoints in North Africa and Syria were not already pushing thousands of migrants towards Europe, now this,” he … Read more
The ship of the Spanish NGO Open Arms He could not set sail this Sunday from the port of Larnaca, in Cyprus, to take to Gaza the 200 tons of food that the NGO World Central Kitchen, run by Spanish chef José Andrés, has been able to gather. The shipment, with the aim of alleviating … Read more
A few days before the holy month of Ramadan begins, negotiations for a second truce between Israel and Hamas have stalled just when the word “optimism” was most frequently repeated. The dialogue, which will resume on Sunday, runs aground in mistrust. Israel demands a list of how many of the 134 hostages are alive and … Read more