A report from The Washington Post highlights the growing strength of smuggling gangs in Gaza, which have capitalized on restrictions on the entry of goods. These groups now control the flow of multiple products, including tobacco. Cigarettes, in particular, have become a form of currency, reportedly selling for up to $1,000 per pack. Last … Read more
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hit out at the IDF after it announced an eleven-hour ‘tactical pause’ in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday morning. An early Sunday statement by the Israeli military, sent exclusively in English, noted that the pause would occur between 8:00 a.m. and … Read more
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
Israel and the United Nations signaled on Thursday that the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel could soon be opened to help speed up delivery of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, where the Israel-Hamas war has left people desperately short of basic needs. In Israel, Colonel Elad Goren, head of the civil department at COGAT, the … Read more
