Gaza Strip
“There is no food shortage in Gaza, and there never was,” says an Israeli official familiar with the situation in the Strip.
“The world must not remain silent in the face of such crimes. Bring them home now!” wrote Herzog on X.
Biden had reportedly considered conditioning military aid to Israel if Jerusalem moves forward with its conquest of the last Hamas stronghold.
Qatar’s premier said his country’s position was being “misused” for “narrow political interests.”
The U.S. has agreed to back an Israeli operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in exchange for forgoing a major strike on Iran, according to Israeli media.
“There is no limit to the amount of humanitarian aid we are willing to facilitate,” said the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
Temperatures in the coastal enclave topped 35 degrees Celsius (95 F) on Wednesday.
The program will see investment in housing, infrastructure, education, job opportunities and medical services.
The Seder is to be held in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, as part of efforts to secure the release of the 133 people still in Hamas captivity.
The sit-in was organized by the activist group No Tech for Apartheid, a coalition of tech workers and organizations such as MPower Change and Jewish Voice for Peace.
“We underwent a tragedy. But you can’t change the past; only the future,” says Avida Bachar.
“The pyramids represent people being forced to work for a central power, not being allowed to be important in and of themselves,” Yeshiva University professor Aaron Koller told JNS.
