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| Israel says 230 trucks have reached north Gaza in 9 days since aid was blocked for two weeks |
| 2024-10-23 |
| [IsraelTimes] Israel’s COGAT military agency in charge of humanitarian aid says it facilitated the entry of 237 aid trucks into northern Gaza since October 14. Before that, no aid was allowed into northern Gaza for a full two-week period, leading aid groups to sound alarm over the dangerous conditions in northern Gaza where several hundred Palestinians are believed to still reside. The Biden administration also issued a letter warning that Israel’s continued receipt of offensive US weapons was at risk if Jerusalem didn’t take massive steps to address the humanitarian crisis. The two-week halt on aid into northern Gaza led to reports that Israel was implementing the so-called “General’s Plan” to lay siege to northern Gaza. The IDF denied this, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to do the same, and a former deputy chief of the National Security Council accused the security cabinet of having secretly approved the controversial proposal, which he called a “war crime.” COGAT in a statement notes that it began surging aid into northern Gaza on October 14 following a directive from the political echelon. Whether this directive was due to international pushback over Israel’s alleged implementation of the General’s Plan remains unclear. COGAT says the 237 trucks that have entered Gaza over the past nine days have included “food, water, medical supplies and shelter equipment from Jordan and the international community.” The aid was transferred to the northern Gaza Strip via the Allenby Crossing and Ashdod Port to the “Erez West” between Israel and Gaza after undergoing security checks. “The IDF, via COGAT, will continue to act in accordance with international law to facilitate and ease the humanitarian response to the Gaza Strip,” COGAT says. Related: COGAT: 2024-10-21 US notes boosted aid to north Gaza after ‘unacceptable’ 2-week halt, says amount must increase further COGAT: 2024-10-20 COGAT: Humanitarian aid packages from United Arab Emirates airdropped to southern Gaza COGAT: 2024-10-20 IDF says hundreds of Gazans evacuating from Jabaliya amid offensive there against Hamas |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Resettle the arab muslims of gaza into qatar, jordan and egypt It is the only way to peace |
| Posted by: Anon1 2024-10-23 16:50 |
| #1 With fewer Hamasniks to seal it, is more of the aid getting thru to the needy? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-10-23 08:46 |