International aid organizations are calling an Israeli-U.S. plan to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza a “politicized sham” and a “blueprint for ethnic cleansing.” Meanwhile, the UN warns 14,000 babies could die within days if Gaza does not receive aid.
Hamas politburo member Ismail Radwan tells Mondoweiss that Israel’s violation of the ceasefire’s humanitarian protocols “attempts to achieve what it could not achieve through its criminal war of extermination” in Gaza.
UNRWA announced Monday that it is halting aid shipments through the Karam Abu Salem crossing into Gaza citing “hurdles from Israeli authorities” as a reason for a “breakdown in law and order.”
Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Cairo as Israel continues to besiege the north of Gaza for the 60th day, and UNRWA announces that it will be halting aid shipments due to dangerous conditions and the continued looting of aid trucks.
A Biden administration ultimatum that Israel increase humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing access to some U.S. weapons has now passed. Israel did not meet the U.S. criteria, but the administration will continue sending weapons regardless.
Israel has barred at least six international medical NGOs that had been providing crucial support to Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector. Doctors in the banned groups say the move could result in thousands of additional deaths.
Complicity in genocide is not confined to the Israeli right. Members of the liberal organization that spearheaded the anti-Netanyahu protests last year are now blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Israel began its invasion of Rafah, ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. “I do not feel safe in any place in Gaza,” Saadi Salem tells Mondoweiss as he attempts to flee Rafah. “The killing is in every corner around the Gaza Strip.”
WHO chief “appalled” at the destruction of al-Shifa Hospital. Domestic pressure on Netanyahu increases to strike a hostage deal with Hamas. The UN Human Rights Council considers an arms embargo against Israel.
Israeli media says the World Central Kitchen aid team was intentionally targeted with three missiles, as an UN expert says the strike shows Israel aims to force aid organizations out of Gaza.