Tons of humanitarian aid sent to Gaza as ceasefire seems unlikely

planes have airdrop boxes Help on Rafa and Khan YounisWhere hundreds of Palestinians gathered to try to get some aid falling from the sky over the Gaza Strip.

Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and FranceThey dropped a lot of humanitarian aid by air, which normally had to pass through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

When there is food, it is barely two spoons per person… That’s what social organizations trying to help hundreds of displaced families who have fled the north say. Horoscope,

Fighting famine among displaced families

A month ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had demanded that Israel take necessary steps for reform. humanitarian situation in gaza, But according to many agencies including UNICEF, Red Cross and Oxfam, the situation has worsened.

The latest session of the UN Security Council focused on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. During the discussion, two human rights groups He accused Israel of continuously withholding aid Despite the ICJ decision.

Amnesty International says the number of aid trucks has also been reduced by a third. The number of trucks has increased since the ICJ decision. Help Too There has been a decrease in this.

IDF says it finds more ‘terrorists’ in northern Gaza

As efforts continue to reach a ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army says its fighters have been operating in the Zeitoun area of ​​Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip since last week. They said that They “engaged the terrorists” and recovered weapons.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is located underground tunnel Claim under and over Gaza City connect multiple points A major hospital and university in the northern Gaza Strip. According to information published on Monday by the Israeli military, the infrastructure passes through the Turkish-Palestinian Hospital, Al Sara University and the basement of the Zeitan district.

Israel and Hamas both rejected Biden’s hopes for a Monday ceasefire

Meanwhile, both Hamas and Israel on Monday dashed US President Joe Biden’s hopes of a ceasefire. Biden raises the possibility that Israel and Hamas will initiate a The ceasefire which will be extended during the holy month of Ramadan.

The agreement brokered by Egypt, Qatar, the United States, France and other international actors aims to Main objective: Six-week ceasefire and release of hostagesThese also include Israeli citizens imprisoned in Gaza since the Hamas attack on October 7.