Israeli officials, Palestinian businessmen, Western diplomats revealed that Tel Aviv engaged in planning 4 such aid convoys to northern Gaza over last week, reports New York Times
As the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip are suffering from severe shortage of food, water and medical aids, Israeli settlers prevent the trucks carrying humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding more humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza but fell short of urging for an immediate ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has announced Tehran’s readiness to send humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip through Egypt as Israeli regime continues bloodshed of the civilians for over a month.
Iran’s Red Crescent has sent the first batch of humanitarian aids for the Palestinian people. The aids are bound for Egypt and then the Rafah Crossing which is the only route to reach the besieged Gaza Strip.
This year’s Global Humanitarian Assistance Report by the UK-based non-profit, Development Initiatives, revealed that humanitarian crises had deepened across the globe in 2022.
The conference spelled another disaster in terms of donor funding for UNRWA, with only $107 million pledged out of the $300m the agency needs to provide basic services in education and healthcare from September to December this year.
Syria has received the first batch of Iran’s humanitarian assistance as 7.8 magnitude earthquake leaves thousands of people dead and injured in the Arab country.
"The Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 estimates that 2.1 million Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory need humanitarian assistance," UNOCHA shared.