Israel’s military says aid airdrops to begin in Gaza
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The Israeli military plans humanitarian corridors and pauses, but continues combat operations in Gaza in its war against Hamas.View on euronews
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Handala‘s sponsor, said in a press release that the Handala was intercepted by the Israeli military at 3:43 Central Time in about 40 miles from Gaza.
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsraeli attacks, forced starvation kill more than 70 Palestinians in GazaIn the face of global anger, Israel announces planned humanitarian pause in civilian centres to enable aid distribution.
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Israel controls almost every part of an aid distribution process plagued by bureaucracy, deadly attacks on civilians seeking food and a bombing campaign that has escalated civil disorder.
Malnutrition has reached alarming levels in Gaza, aid officials say, with hunger now reportedly affecting civilians as well as journalists, doctors, and other personnel on the ground.
An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.
There are accusations that food supplies are being blocked by Israeli forces, something the Israeli government denies. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has more from Westchester County, where one community is demanding an end to the crisis.