Gaza

Besøket av Witkoff og Huckabee sees på med sinne i Gaza, i følge NRK. (Red.)

Trump sends Witkoff and Huckabee to inspect  food distribution in Gaza

(The Associated Press) President Donald Trump’s special  envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss  the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the death toll of Palestinians waiting for food and other aid continued to  climb.  Read More Why not enough food is reaching people in Gaza even after Israel eased its  blockade (The Associated Press) International outcry over images of  emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related  deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza  Strip. Read More Why Trump broke with Bibi over the  Gaza famine (The Atlantic) The president wants the war to end and thinks  Benjamin Netanyahu is standing in his way. Read More

Republican divide over gaza grows in wake  of Trump’s calls for more aid (Time) Since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, in  which over 1,200 people were killed and around 250 taken  hostage, virtually all prominent Republicans have been in  lockstep in support of Israel’s military campaign Read More

Senate rejects bid to halt sale of bombs  and rifles to Israel, but Democratic opposition grows (The Associated Press) The Senate rejected an effort  Wednesday from Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of U.S.  bombs and firearms to Israel, though the vote showed  a growing number of Democrats opposed to the arms sales  amid widespread hunger and suffering in Gaza. Read More