UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza on Saturday as part of a solidarity mission in honor of Ramadan and called a line of blocked relief trucks a “moral outrage.” “Nothing justifies the horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7th – and nothing justifies … Read more
The House of Commons passed a softened New Democrat motion on Monday night that no longer calls for the federal government to officially recognize Palestinian statehood after last-minute amendments brought in by the governing Liberals. Softening the motion’s original language, one of the 14 amendments called for the government to work toward “the establishment of the State of Palestine … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore will deliver its third tranche of humanitarian assistance for Gaza via Jordan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday (Mar 15). Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will make a working visit to Amman, Jordan from Saturday to Sunday to hand over the aid in cooperation with the Jordanian government. The … Read more
Turkey views the airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza and a plan to deliver aid via a maritime route as positive developments but thinks they fall short of resolving the core problem, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. NATO member Turkey has been very critical of Israel for its attacks on Gaza and … Read more
In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Jordanian Queen Rania Al Abdullah discussed the war in Gaza from a humanitarian perspective, claiming that airdrops and the current volume of aid are not enough. The Queen added that, “aid under bombardment does not stop the destruction, the death, and the heartbreak. We cannot … Read more
“Lying is a sign of desperation,” the Coordinator of the Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) replied in a Tuesday post on X, formerly Twitter, to an earlier post by UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini. COGAT is the official Israeli unit tasked with the coordination and facilitation of humanitarian initiatives in the Gaza Strip and … Read more
At the event, an online virtual mural was also launched. Members of the public will be able to write messages of encouragement to affected civilian victims from Mar 15. Madrasah students and teachers will help to translate the wishes to Arabic for the people in Gaza. On Wednesday night, Humanity Matters will send the comfort … Read more
Turkey’s Red Crescent, Kizilay, is planning to embark on its most significant humanitarian mission to Gaza yet, sending a colossal aid shipment through Egypt to the beleaguered enclave. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza—which has escalated following an attack by Hamas militants on southern … Read more
Israel “was not involved in the inspection” of the food packages airdropped over Gaza on Saturday during a joint operation with Jordan, the Pentagon told The Jerusalem Post. “The goods are prepackaged foods that are inspected at the time they are processed and before delivery,” the Pentagon said. It did not expand on how … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah participated in an airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza, state-owned Al Mamlaka broadcaster said on Sunday. A video showed the monarch in military gear on board a plane in the latest mission by the Jordanian Air Force to drop urgent medical supplies to field hospitals it runs in the war-torn enclave. … Read more
