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Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2024 - Eight senators on Tuesday issued a letter to President Joe Biden, calling on him to enforce federal law by requiring Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop restricting humanitarian aid access to Gaza or forfeit U.S. military aid to Israel.

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2024 - A charity ship towing a barge loaded with 200 tons of aid bound for Gaza departed from a port on the south coast of Cyprus on Tuesday, after a four-day delay.

A Gaza ceasefire deal remains elusive, even as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins. Israel has not ruled out a military offensive in Rafah during Ramadan, and world leaders are renewing calls for an end to the fighting.

A Spanish charity ship taking food aid to Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday in hopes of opening a maritime corridor to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.   The Open Arms set sail towing a barge loaded with 200 tons of relief goods for the sea journey of about 400 kilometers (250 miles), as Cyprus said it was readying a second ship.   "The departure of the first ship is a sign of hope," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen wrote on social media plat...

The U.S. has joined several other countries in airdropping aid to the Palestinians in Gaza, but this showy international response is ill conceived and unlikely to avert the looming famine in the coastal enclave.

A Spanish charity ship taking food aid to Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday in hopes of opening a maritime corridor to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The Open Arms set sail towing a barge loaded with 200 tons of relief goods for the sea journey...

Eight senators on Tuesday issued a letter to President Joe Biden, calling on him to "enforce federal law" by requiring Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "to stop restricting humanitarian aid access to Gaza."

Across the globe, there are over four million college students who struggle with food insecurity. The Beyond Food Program at FAU is available to any student and takes donations year-round. The staff has listed items that are needed most at this point in the semester.  During the holiday season, it is more common for people...

Haiti is in the throes of an uprising not seen in decades. As politicians around the region scramble to hash out a diplomatic solution to a political crisis that has the prime minister, Ariel Henry, stranded in Puerto Rico and gangs attacking police stations, a humanitarian disaster is quickly escalating.

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu says President Biden is wrong to suggest Israel's actions in Gaza are doing more harm than good.