Source link The airstrike was a mistake, officials have admitted, following global outrage and accusations of intentional targeting Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has described as a “grave mistake” the bombing of a humanitarian convoy in Gaza on Monday. Seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, mostly foreigners, were killed in […]
Source link US President Joe Biden ordered a pause on approvals of the sale of gas from new projects in January US officials are in talks about unfreezing approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in order to get a Ukraine aid package passed in Congress, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources close to […]
Source link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier described deaths of seven humanitarian workers as “tragic” and “unintentional” The convoy of aid workers hit by Israeli missiles in Gaza on Monday night was fired at three times because of a suspicion that a Hamas operative was traveling with the group, Haaretz has reported, citing defense […]
Source link Michelin-starred celebrity chef Jose Andres’ NGO, World Central Kitchen, has described the attack on its convoy as “unforgivable” Seven aid workers, including four foreigners, providing meals for the World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in a “targeted attack” by Israeli forces in Gaza, the NGO, founded by Spanish-American celebrity chef Jose Andres, […]
Source link The US Navy “did not have adequate internal controls to prevent overexecution” of allocated funds, the department’s watchdog has said The US Navy has overspent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine due to recurring accounting errors, according to a Pentagon watchdog’s report that warned the service branch may not have […]
Source link $300 million allocated for Kiev in a stopgap US spending bill last week won’t go to new arms shipments, the outlet has said A $300 million spending package for Ukraine approved by the US Congress last week will not provide fresh aid for Kiev because the money was actually spent months ago, Politico […]
Source link A large crowd reportedly gathered to receive $3.70 donations at an event that descended into chaos on Sunday At least seven people were killed in a stampede that occurred during the distribution of aid over the weekend in the city of Bauchi in northeastern Nigeria, local media reported on Monday, citing the West […]
Source link Antonio Guterres says keeping thousands of aid trucks away from the Palestinian city of Rafah is a moral outrage UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, while urging countries to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid.” The UN chief paid a visit on Saturday to the […]
Source link Berlin will raid its own stocks and buy ammo from foreign suppliers to keep Kiev fighting, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Germany will supply Ukraine with €500 million ($543 million) worth of weapons and ammunition, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Tuesday. Despite shortages of manpower and ammo at home, Berlin has […]
Source link Human rights organizations have criticized the agreement in six areas, including migration The European Union (EU) has announced an aid package worth €7.4 billion ($8 billion) for Egypt, aimed at stabilizing the North African nation’s economy and reducing migrant flows to Europe. The deal was signed on Sunday in Cairo at a ceremony […]
Source link The bloc’s members have agreed to add €5 billion to a fund that reimburses nations for their assistance to Kiev EU nations have sought to demonstrate their support for Kiev and send a message to Russia by approving €5 billion ($5.5 billion) in additional funding to Ukraine. Members of the bloc agreed on […]
Source link The Biden administration has reportedly tapped up to $400 million in “credits” to send more weapons to Kiev US President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly scraped together funding to send as much as $400 million in weapons to Ukraine, its first such aid package in months, amid struggles to secure congressional approval for […]
Source link Waiting Palestinians were crushed by a food package after its parachute malfunctioned Five people, including two children, were killed by a malfunctioning airdrop in Gaza on Friday, the local health ministry has said. They were reportedly crushed by a pallet of food supplies when its parachute failed to properly deploy. US, French, Dutch, […]
Source link The US military will build a temporary pier on the Palestinian enclave’s coast, the president said The US Army will construct a temporary pier on the Gazan coast in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave, President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address on Thursday night. […]
Source link The IDF has claimed that its troops only opened fire to protect themselves from the hungry crowd Most of the Palestinians killed when troops opened fire at a crowd massed near an aid convoy in the Gaza Strip died as a result of a stampede – not from gunshots, the Israel Defense Forces […]