Gaza Strip
“The convoy last week really encapsulated the frustration by the White House and much of Congress, especially Democrats,” the Atlantic Council’s Jonathan Panikoff told JNS.
The Pentagon believes that its first aid drop reached Gazan civilians without being seized by Hamas.
The airstrikes come after a rocket volley from Lebanon damages a building in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona; in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces’ Counter-Terror Unit is operating in the heart of Khan Yunis.
The new crossing is expected to be opened near Kibbutz Be’eri in southwestern Israel, although plans have yet to be finalized.
The nearest shaft of the 2.5-mile tunnel was 440 yards from the Israeli border.
Negotiations had carried without Israel after Hamas refused to supply a list of living abductees.
A total of 184,500 tons of food, 25,240 tons of water and 18,400 tons of medical equipment have reached the Strip.
“We will not rest until every hostage is released and returns home safely,” says the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Jerusalem needs “a credible and implementable humanitarian plan” before entering Rafah, Kamala Harris said.
The move “legitimizes the involvement of UNRWA employees in terrorist activities and cooperation with Hamas.”
The announcement came as the U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict delivered her findings.
Many of the Hamas terrorists were caught while attempting to blend in with civilian evacuees • IDF distributes food to Gazan civilians ahead of Ramadan.
