Israel is to allow a very limited amount of emergency aid into Gaza after nearly eleven weeks of blockade. The plan is then to bypass trusted aid organizations and let private security firms handle the deliveries. A deliberate delaying tactic, according to aid profile Jan Egeland.
ConflictsIsrael has approved a plan for resumed aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, which has been without emergency aid for two months due to Israel's blockade. However, when deliveries can take place is highly unclear. There is enough food in Gaza at present, Israel claims.
ConflictsStarvation, mass murder, expulsion. Words are not enough to describe the humanitarian catastrophe that is ongoing in Sudan. Millions are fleeing in their own country, others have set their sights on Europe. If there is no peace, more and more will give up and flee, says Jan Egeland at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
WorldThe foundations of humanity are being destroyed in Gaza, says Norwegian NRC's Jan Egeland. After his visit to the war zone, he is desperate and angry. Swedish politicians say that Israel must be allowed to defend itself – but this is not self-defense. Now, hope lies with the next President of the USA.
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