4 US Army vessels run aground near Gaza pier
Four US Army vessels supporting the temporary pier built to deliver aid to Gaza have run aground in heavy seas and Israel is aiding a recovery effort, US Central Command …
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Israel-Gaza war: new US sea route for aid may fail unless conditions improve, UN warns
The first aid transported by sea had entered the besieged enclave on Friday. Palestinians loot a truck for humanitarian aid. Photo: AFP The Pentagon said movement of aid from the …
Opinion | Why China should step up aid to Afghanistan
Arshad Malik, Afghanistan director of the humanitarian non-governmental organisation Save the Children, has said that “lives and livelihoods have been washed away” and “children have lost everything”. According to the …
More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: World Food Programme
Northern Baghlan province was one of the hardest hit, with more than 300 people killed there alone, and thousands of houses destroyed or damaged, according to WFP. “On current information: …
‘Perfect storm for disease has begun’ in Gaza, overwhelmed doctors say
A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatized people in Gaza and, with a health system on its knees, it’s inevitable epidemics will …
Gaza at high risk of ‘famine’ as aid groups slam Israel’s ‘total disregard’ for hospitals
“Israel safe zones within Gaza are a mirage,” she added. Israel designates safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief United Nations agencies have repeatedly …