(Holding out hope Glorious Israel 'allows' food into Gaza and stops using starvation as a weapon of war.)
from Daily Sabah
A U.N. official said Israel has authorized the United Nations to begin delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza starting Sunday.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public.
The aid will include 170,000 metric tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt, as humanitarian officials await permission from Israeli forces to restart their work.
In the last several months, the U.N. and its humanitarian partners have only been able to deliver 20% of the aid needed in the Gaza Strip, according to U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. Israel has been criticized for weaponizing humanitarian aid, leading to a famine in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. The mounting backlash over aid restrictions and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been cited by several countries as a factor in their moves toward recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect. The deal has raised hopes for ending Israel's genocidal war, with all the remaining hostages taken set to be released within days.
Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unilaterally ended a cease-fire in March, hinted that Israel might renew its offensive if Hamas does not give up its weapons...
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