U.S. aid program brings little relief to Gaza
The United States had expected that a floating dock its military had built near Gaza would provide a steady flow of humanitarian aid. Palestinians in Gaza receive little to no help” officials said this week.
Several trucks were looted on their way to the warehouse, forcing relief efforts to be suspended for two days. The U.N. World Food Program warned that the terminal project could fail if Israel did not do more to ensure the safe distribution of aid.
Rescue efforts have stalled as Israeli troops push deeper into Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military said yesterday that its troops Fighting near the center of RafahAbout 815,000 people left the city as a result.
The attack comes a week after Israel came under increasing diplomatic and legal pressure over its war effort. Today, the International Court of Justice in The Hague is due to issue its response to South Africa’s request for an immediate halt to its ground assault on Rafah.
Ceasefire: Director of Central Intelligence Program Traveling to Europe this weekend Held talks with Israel’s foreign minister in an attempt to restart stalled negotiations.
hostage: Families of several Israeli female soldiers Posted a video They hope to put pressure on the Israeli government to restart negotiations and pave the way for the release of the hostages.
Taiwanese officials and military experts had been expecting a flex of Chinese military muscle after Lai Changxing took office, where he pledged in his inaugural speech to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty.
A Chinese military spokesman said the exercise was a “severe punishment” for “Taiwan independence” forces, according to state media. He also called it a “stern warning to external forces for interference and provocation,” referring to the United States.
bet: The exercises could provide the Chinese military with valuable experience in how to implement a possible blockade of Taiwan. Many experts believe that if China tried to force Taiwan to accept unification, it would probably first try to use military force to restrict Taiwan’s air and sea access.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged President Biden to lift the restrictions after visiting Kyiv last week. The proposal has not yet been formally presented to Biden, who has opposed it. But Blinken changed his position after Russia opened a new front in the Kharkiv region with disastrous consequences.
Russia has deployed weapons on Ukraine’s northeastern border aimed at Kharkiv, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The New York Times that the United States’ inability to launch missiles and other weapons at military targets gives Russia a “huge advantage.”
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