Provisions to feed 11,000 people for one month. Washington is urging israel to do more to provide a sustained humanitarian access, and says it is deeply concerned about reports of imminent famine. Officials who called for the Rafah Crossing to be reopened as soon as possible. Egypt stopped allowing in supplies. The two countries have blamed each other for its continued closure. The us concern over the amount of aid getting into rafah has been echoed by the un. They are aid chief warmed that vernon is now an immediate threat and that un staff were struggling to help people displaced by the Israeli Offensive on the Israeli Offensive on rafah. We dont need to be a scientist to see the consequences of that lack of food. Forfamine there see the consequences of that lack of food. For famine there are a lot of medical care and nutritional care, which is the precursor to simon, kills for a disease, as well as hunger. Kills for a disease, as well as hunaer. , hunger. Our correspondent is in jer
Speaking at a news conference, the White House Press secretary, karine jean pierre, said more was needed to be done. So this level of aid remains insufficient, and we want to continue to press israel to increase the level of assistance moving into gaza. We understand what ijust laid out is not sufficient. We want to get more in. We are continuing to have those conversations with israel, and we have seen some progress. We need to get more in. On thursday, us troops anchored a long awaited Floating Pier which will soon enable aid to enter gaza by sea. Hundreds of tons of aid has arrived in cyprus, where screening takes place before being loaded on to ships for delivery to the pier. But the pentagon stressed this would not be enough to meet the needs of people in gaza. The purpose of this temporary pier is to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to the palestinian people. The pier is temporary, and not meant to replace land routes into gaza. And last, this is an internationally backed
Courts previous orders. Detailing inter alia. South africa then rushed to submit another request for provisional measures, its forth, for fear that hamass last significant stronghold would fall. Hamas itself has repeatedly rejected every offer for a ceasefire. On the 25th of april 2024, 18 states called upon hamas to release immediately the hostages still being held in gaza. They said, and i quote, we emphasise that the deal on the table to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in gaza that would facilitate a surge of additional necessary humanitarian assistance to be delivered throughout gaza and lead to the credible end of hostilities. Wattle days ago, on the 13th Of May 2020 for the United States National Security adviser noted in the same vein that, and i quote, there could be a ceasefire tomorrow if hamas simply released women, wounded and elderly hostages. Israel put a forward leaning proposal on the table. The world should be calling on hamas to c
Welcome to bbc new, three hours a fast moving news, interviews, and reaction. We start in gaza, where the first shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent into the territory via a floating pier has been brought ashore in the last few hours. The uk, which has helped the us to build and operate the pier, says this shipment is expected to provide enough provisions to feed 11,000 people for a month. The structure opens up a new route to get food, shelter and other supplies to around 2. 2 million palestinians inside gaza, but thereve been warnings that the pier is only temporary, and appeals for israel to do more to secure routes to get aid into gaza via land. Israels bombardment of gaza has continued, this the scene at Nuseirat Camp In Central Gaza after a strike earlier today. Meanwhile at the uns top court the International Court ofjustice in the hague lawyers acting for israel have been responding to south africas call for an end to Israeli Military action in rafah and across gaza. Well be