Gaza, Israel and aid
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Organizers say climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists plan to set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory.
"What Netanyahu is doing, and a group of thugs, which are part of his cabinet, is polarizing the Israeli society," Ehud Olmert said.
CNN spoke to multiple witnesses who recounted the deadly chaos that unfolded at a US-backed aid center in southern Gaza after more than 30 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Sunday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
A watchdog claims the U.K. warned of Hamas links in a Gaza aid program. The U.K. denies funds went to Hamas-run agencies, but critics call for greater transparency.
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As attempts are made for a new ceasefire in Gaza and Israel is garnering criticism from nations not normally critical, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says the humanitarian situation has been “materially worse there over the last few weeks than it has been since October 7th.
I refuse to commit war crimes,” Yuval Ben Ari told NBC News earlier this month. “The patriotic thing to do is to say no.”
Video released by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund shows the distribution of aid to civilians in Gaza without incident. The IDF have denied reports that there were Palestinian casualties near the GHF site on Sunday.
Hunger has spread in Gaza, with UN agencies warning of impending famine without a drastic scaling up of aid entering the territory and being distributed across it. There have been multiple incidents of looting.