Connolly got his first taste of Congress while working as a staffer for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 1980s. Decades later, Connolly became a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it began delivering food to Palestinians at distribution sites on Monday. The aid comes at a times when Palestinians are facing growing hunger after Israel’s nearly three-month blockade to pressure Hamas.The group did not say how many truckloads of food had been delivered to its hubs or where the sites were operating.
It did say in statement that more trucks with aid will be delivered on Tuesday and that the amounts of aid will increase each day.The Israeli military says 170 trucks with food, medicine and medical supplies crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday.It says the trucks belonging to the United Nations and other aid groups came in through the Kerem Shalom crossing after a rigorous security inspection.
After pressure from allies and warnings of famine, Israel started letting in some aid last week after a nearly three-month blockade. U.N. agencies say much more is needed, pointing out that around 600 trucks a day entered during the recent ceasefire to meet basic needs.Colombia’s newly appointed ambassador to the Palestinian territories says the South American nation is willing to provide medical treatment to “thousands” of Palestinians who have been injured during Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Ambassador Jorge Ivan Ospina told The Associated Press that Colombia is particularly interested in providing medical treatment to children who have been wounded in Israeli strikes. He didn’t say how patients would be evacuated to Colombia, or how Palestinian families could seek treatment there.
“The world cannot turn a blind eye” to civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Ospina said. “People cannot die of hunger. They must receive immediate medical attention and must be rehabilitated.”Within days of the interview, Andrew
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