Hello, im nicky schiller. We start with that breaking news. The Foreign Secretary lord cameron has announced the us, uk and partners will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza but he said he would continue to urge israel to allow more trucks into gaza is the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. His full tweet says people in gaza are in desperate humanitarian need, alongside the us, the uk and partners, we have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza and he goes on to say, we continue to coach israel to say, we continue to coach israel to allow more trucks into gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. It comes as the Eu Commissioner Ursula Von Der Leyen is expected to make a statement this hour and she is in cyprus. This was announced as part of the state of the Union Address by President Biden last night and he confirmed he has ordered the you s military to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza to ensur
The European Union has launched an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge Operation to deliver lifesaving supplies to aid organizations operating in Gaza. The operation will consist of flights to Egypt, with the first two flights carrying humanitarian cargo from UNICEF. The European Commission has tripled its humanitarian assistance to over 75 million euros to support civilians in need in Gaza.
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over the u.s. capitol. there are now just five days left to complete the evacuation and military draw down in afghanistan. earlier this week the president announced the 31 august deadline would not be extended precisely because of security concerns surrounding the operation at the crowded airport. the white house says despite today s bombings neither the end date nor the mission has changed. i would note that more than 7,000 people were evacuated over the last 12 hours. those include members from coalition partners, and we re working now and this is one of the pieces the president has been focused on is getting as many people out and onto these planes as possible even as we re working to address these security threats on the ground. indeed, the air bridge operation has been extraordinary. the administration says since the 14th of august over 100,000 souls have been evacuated from afghanistan. it s estimated about 1,000 americans remain. today the secretary of defense