— Earlier this month, two commercial planes had to
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.”
Colombia, which backs a two-state solution to the conflict, broke off diplomatic ties with Israel last year.JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Jews chanting “Death to Arabs” made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday as part of an annual “Jerusalem Day” march. The procession marks Israel’s conquest of the eastern part of the city including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war.
threatened to inflame tensions that are rife in the city after nearly 600 days of war inIsraelis wave national flags during a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israelis wave national flags during a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Israelis participate in a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)