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The US has opposed a Rafah ground invasion because it fears it would create a humanitarian disaster, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that he plans to move forward

John Lyndon is CEO of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). The news of a devastating IDF drone strike that killed seven humanitarian workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) was a shocking ...

The US government is taking a wait-and-see approach to Israel's commitments to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. "So what we're focused on now is making sure that the commitments that Israel has made to do more, to do more effectively, and to put that in place ... actually happens ... is sustained, and ... produces results," Blinken said at a joint press conference in Washington with British Foreign Sec...

Only Israel faces impossible standards for conducting war.

In 1 Samuel 6 we read, "Why be stubborn like the Egyptians and Pharaoh?" Why are we still stubborn in the face of God's sovereignty today?

GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel says aid is moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase access, but the amount is disputed and the United Nations says it is still much less than the bare minimum to meet humanitarian needs. Israel said 419 trucks - the highest since the conflict began - entered on Monday, though the Red Crescent and United Nations gave much lower figures, with the U.N. saying many were only half full because of Israeli inspection rules.

Israeli authorities have not given a clear reason why, said OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, speaking during the regular briefing by UN humanitarian agencies in Geneva.

The Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has pushed many of its residents to the edge of death from starvation and disease. Only a prolonged ceasefire accompanied by a massive aid operation can improve the situation enough to avoid a horrific toll.

Israeli officials said Sunday they are preparing for military operations in Gazas southernmost point of Rafah six months into a "long war", which has shattered buildings and lives.

'Tactical move': The Israeli army said a 'significant force' would stay on elsewhere in the besieged Gaza territory.