The IL AMB to the US is bullying Dem MOC over their views re PA #IHL, #humanitarianaid...
A letter is rankling Dem MOC, "verging on offensive" & raising Qs about who's "the superpower." Never before has IL sent "such a harsh letter." Herzog suggested lawmakers weren't adequately doing their jobs. “It's disappointing that you've reached this determination on such a sensitive matter w/o having conducted sufficient due diligence to learn, check. corroborate the facts-."
Pres Biden is addressing the #famine in Gaza, but #Netanyahu isn't letting aid through. The US needs to prioritize protecting civilians.
As of the start of April at least 32 ppl, 28 of whom were children, have died of malnutrition & dehydration in Gaza💔, acc to HRW. Numerous employees of USAID assail the agency & the Biden admin for its “failure to uphold INTL humanitarian principles & to adhere to its mandate to save lives."
"We immediately & urgently need safe passage for #humanitarianaid & workers" -#UNRWA *more clashes & shelling in Jabalia refugee camp.
“Bombardments & other evacuation orders have created more displacement & fear for 1,000s of families” in the N. There’s nowhere to go. There’s NO safety w/o a ceasefire.”
Mon: another staff member had been killed in Gaza, bringing the number of staff killed in the war to 189."
#Israel’s US ambassador slams #HouseDems for trying to block military aid
‘At no point during the war has Israel had a policy of deliberately withholding #HumanitarianAid from entering #Gaza,’ #MichaelHerzog wrote to 88 lawmakers
We welcome the effort, but we'd like to hear more about the deterrence & aid plans from the Biden admin bc there's a famine, humanitarian aid: slowed, there's no where safe for the Palestinians to go, war crimes: unaddressed...
"US concerns over ILs Gaza policy led to weapons holdup.
The Biden admin is holding up shipments of 2 types of Boeing-made precision bombs to send a pol message to Israel."
“Despite children dying from starvation & famine in Gaza, the Israeli authorities are still blocking aid critical for the survival of Gaza’s population. in defiance of the World Court,” said Omar Shakir -HRW. “With each day that Israeli authorities block lifesaving aid, more Palestinians are at risk of dying.”
Welcome news for Haitians, who're living in an ongoing crisis, but they also need immediate #humanitarianaid.
The Biden administration has approved a $60M military aid package to help Haiti quell violent gangs wreaking havoc in the country, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.
„UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe into the organization, launched in response to unproven allegations that UNRWA staff had participated in the 7 October attacks against Israel.“
#House Speaker #MikeJohnson is plowing ahead on a #ForeignAid plan that has roiled his conference & prompted 2 #Republicans to push an effort to oust him….
But instead of the complex 4-part plan he floated this week, Johnson now intends to try to pass 5 bills — 1 each for #aid to #Ukraine, #Israel, & #IndoPacific allies, …a #GOP wish list of #ForeignPolicy priorities & a 5th…to address widespread Republican… [#border ] demands….
The #House#legislation turns a portion of the #aid, the money sent directly to #Ukraine, into a * #loan* & is endorsed by #Trump. It also includes just over $9B in #humanitarian aid for #Gaza, the #WestBank, Ukraine & other places in need, which #Democrats have demanded as a condition of any support from them. #MikeJohnson signaled Wed evening that there would probably be an amendment to the package to strip the #HumanitarianAid, which he said he has “concerns” with.
[the good Christian] #GOP
„The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost assistance, the UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Friday.“
„UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than other aid convoys, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.“
🇺🇦 Update: Arrived in Kyiv from Kherson. Spent the long ride reflecting on the incredible strength and resilience of the people I met. 🌻
🌅 Tomorrow, the humanitarian volunteering journey continues! Donating lifesaving ⛑️ genuine tourniquets to a local Ukrainian group. But first, some much-needed rest.
Thank you for the support and wishing everyone a good night.🙏🏽
"The Speaker faces new demands from Dems to incl. humanitarian aid for global hot spots in a foreign aid pkg.
Complicates the speaker's precarious path for passing aid to IL & UA as he tries to balance competing demands from all ends of the ideological spectrum.
8 HSE Dems urged him to include at least $9.16B in aid to countries facing violent conflicts & other humanitarian crises: UA & Gaza +SD, HT, BD, AF, VE & LB-."
News article from just over 10 yrs ago.
Raised thousands for Typhoon Haiyan victims, in 6 hours with 15 live music acts, live painting(sold at event) & silent auction.
#POTUS#Biden spoke w/Andrés about the incident that resulted in the workers' deaths, which #NationalSecurity spox #Kirby said provoked outrage in the admin.
World Central Kitchen halts operations in Gaza after strike kills staff
International food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is suspending its operations in Gaza following the death of seven of its workers in an Israeli air strike.
Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for food aid NGO | Reuters
Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday, the NGO said.
‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Estimated 27 children killed by famine, with fears many more will suffer lifelong effects, despite Israel’s promise of more aid