World Food Programme

April 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel contends with rocket fire, pushes more aid to Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces carried out strikes on 25 targets in Gaza between April 18 and 19, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The airstrikes targeted a variety of sites, most of them defined as...

April 16, 2024 | |

Israel Increases Humanitarian Aid Transfers to Gaza

Israel facilitated the transfer of 126 aid trucks to northern Gaza and the opening of two bakeries there, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 16. The effort, led by...

April 15, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 15, 2024

Israel SitRep: April 15, 2024 Today’s Issue: IDF: About 99 percent of Some 300 UAVs and Missiles From Iran Were Intercepted | Four IDF Soldiers Wounded by Explosion on Lebanese Border, One Seriously...

March 29, 2024 | |

Some UNRWA Funding Resumes, Despite U.S. Ban

France announced on March 28 that it has budgeted 30 million euros ($32.4 million) for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The United States and 15 other countries,...

March 29, 2024 | |

Israel Disputes Report of Imminent Famine in Gaza

Israel on March 29 disputed an international organization’s report of impending famine in Gaza, arguing that it has inaccuracies based on limited and unreliable data. The Coordination...

March 25, 2024 | |

U.S. Bans UNRWA Funding for One Year

President Joe Biden on March 23 signed into law a one-year ban on U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The measure, passed overwhelmingly by Congress...

March 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: Shifa Hospital Raid: More Than 500 Arrested, including Senior Hamas and PIJ Officials | IDF Continues “Targeted Fighting” at Shifa Hospital, Operations Ongoing Elsewhere in Gaza |...

March 18, 2024 | |

Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Gaza Via New Maritime Corridor

A ship carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid reached northern Gaza on March 15 through a newly established humanitarian maritime corridor. The ship Open Arms carried food, water,...

March 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Losing control of Gaza: Hamas cracks down on civilians with more intensity

It appears now that Hamas is concerned it could be losing a grip on power.

March 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

First maritime humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza

The first delivery of humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza occurred on March 15. The Israel Defense Forces said that 115 tons of food and water arrived via a barge that was towed to Gaza by a ship called Open...

March 14, 2024 | |

Israel Facilitates Entry of Six Aid Trucks Into Northern Gaza

Six trucks of aid from the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) entered northern Gaza on March 12 through a new land route established by the Israeli military. The convoy,...

March 12, 2024 | |

New Maritime Humanitarian Corridor Opens for Gaza

A ship carrying humanitarian aid set sail from Cyprus to Gaza on March 12 as the pilot run for a maritime aid corridor. The pilot ship Open Arms and an accompanying vessel departed...

March 5, 2024 | |

Hamas Urges End to U.S. Security Assistance to Israel

Hamas said on March 5 that ending U.S. security assistance to Israel is more important than increasing humanitarian assistance for Gaza. The United States has been air-dropping aid for needy Palestinians as its regional partners, Qatar and Egypt, pursue so-far fruitless negotiations on a possible truce between Israel and Hamas that would bring more extensive relief measures over Ramadan to the Gaza Strip.    ...

March 5, 2024 | |

More Than 450 UNRWA Staff Are Terrorists, Israel Says

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employs more than 450 “military operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Israel announced on March 4. In a briefing, Israel...

February 29, 2024 | |

Stampede, Gunfire Near Gaza Aid Trucks

Palestinians mobbed aid trucks admitted to the northern Gaza Strip on February 29, leading to a lethal stampede. The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said more than 100 people died...

February 28, 2024 | |

U.S. Bypasses UNRWA in Palestinian Aid Funds

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will not receive any aid as part of $53 million in new humanitarian assistance for Gaza that Washington announced on February 27....

February 28, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?

What would a Sudanese person watching that country’s renewed civil war — which has killed 14,000, displaced eight million, and threatens 17 million with famine in less than a year — think when...

February 28, 2024 | |

Israel Coordinates Airdrops of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza, Bypassing Hamas

Israel coordinated airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza with five countries, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 28. The airdrops, which took place in cooperation...

February 26, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Feb. 26, 2024

Israel SitRep: Feb. 26, 2024 Today’s Issue: After Hezbollah Downs an Israeli UAV, Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon | IDF Carries out West Bank Raids, Arresting 22, Seizing Terror...

February 23, 2024 | |

Israel Sidesteps UNRWA to Deliver Gaza Aid Via WFP

Israel will sidestep the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by allowing a substantial flour delivery to reach Gaza through the UN World Food Programme (WFP) instead,...