Humanitarian aid

July 31, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

The Board of Peace’s New Gaza Initiative Is Bold — And It Just Might Work

US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting...

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur

Deadly earthquakes overwhelm Venezuela’s emergency response, stall political transition

Twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and left approximately 18,000 homeless, according to the Venezuelan government’s...

July 9, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Board of Peace to establish ‘pilot zone’ for Gaza civilians, IDF claims 13 ceasefire violations June 30–July 9

On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed...

July 9, 2026 | Josh Birenbaum, Carrie Filipetti

Can The Earthquake Help Venezuela Shake The Dictatorship?

The earthquake in Venezuela made the failures of the Rodriguez administration painfully clear.

June 26, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Decision or stagnation in Gaza?

Eight months after the ceasefire, Hamas still controls half of Gaza

May 16, 2026 | Bonnie Glick |

The Humanitarian Aid Machine Cannot Be Bamboozled by Gaza

The problem with Gaza reconstruction is not simply how much money will be spent. It is whether anyone in Washington has the political courage to ensure American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing the...

March 27, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel continues operations against Hamas in Gaza, diplomats push for disarmament as shaky ceasefire continues

A ceasefire in Gaza has largely held throughout March 2026 as Israel focuses on renewed conflicts in Iran and Lebanon. However, low-level clashes, other violations of the agreement, and Israeli operations...

May 18, 2024 | |

First Humanitarian Aid Arrives Through U.S.-Israeli Constructed Gaza Pier

The White House said on May 17 that the first humanitarian aid to utilize the newly built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was unloaded that morning. National Security Council...