Humanitarian aid

Rafah crossing to open next week amid search for Ran Gvili's remains, Gaza officials say

"I am pleased to announce the Rafah crossing will open next week in both directions. For Palestinians in Gaza, Rafah is more than a gate. It is a lifeline and symbol of opportunity," Shaath said.

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025
Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The photo was taken as part of an IDF ‘embed’ and reviewed by the IDF before publication.

'Seven years to clear this rubble': UN says Gaza filled with over 60 million tons of debris

Ayelet Levin Karp, CEO of SID Israel.

Israeli aid, development groups see 40% drop in international partnerships following Gaza war

US  actress Angelina Jolie meets with employees of the Egyptian Red Crescent at the Egyptian Rafah border crossing, part of her visit to the North Sinai Governorate to inspect aid entering the Palestinian Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2026

Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Rafah crossing, meets with aid workers


In Gaza, they film; in Sudan, they die: The politics of humanitarianism - opinion

Why does Gaza dominate the global stage while famines such as the one unfolding now in Sudan barely register?

SUDANESE WOMEN from community kitchens run by local volunteers distribute meals for people affected by conflict and extreme hunger and out of reach of international aid efforts in Omdurman, Sudan, last year.

Protecting NGO aid from terror hijacking - opinion

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire. What measures are necessary to ensure aid reaches those in need instead of being diverted?

HUMANITARIAN AID for Gaza is loaded on a ship at Limassol, Cyprus, this week. Israel must balance urgent humanitarian needs with the need to block supplies from fueling mass murder, sexual violence, torture, and hostage-taking, say the writers.

Shelter materials still not entering Gaza, aid groups say

Aid organizations say Israel had in effect been blocking the delivery of materials for shelters for nearly six months, with tent poles previously banned.

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025.

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An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Israel August 19, 2025.

IDF’s military gains in Gaza limited, long-term battle focuses on GHF, political control - analysis

To have a chance of regaining legitimacy, at least from traditional Israeli allies like Germany, the IDF and the government need to neutralize food insecurity as an issue in dispute.

 Carrying food supplies provided at an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, May 27, 2025.

UN underreported aid delivered to Gaza by 6,000 trucks since May alone

The dashboard fails to include aid delivered by other actors in the humanitarian system, including various states, additional int'l organizations, the private sector, airdrops, and GHF.

 A worker enters a truck carrying aid parked at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, before going into Gaza, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 22, 2025.

Hundreds of aid trucks await collection as Gaza sees sharp increase in deliveries

“The UN proves yet another week it can step up collection efforts. But the UN isn’t the only actor. Other organizations and countries send in the majority of aid," COGAT said.

Humanitarian aid waits to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent outside Arish, Egypt, August 11, 2025.

‘Jews must not lose their moral compass’: The flawed reasoning behind Gaza aid donation - opinion

Many Diaspora communities are prone to making concessions about Israel’s conduct to ease their own sense of guilt.

 Trucks are seen carrying aid and fuel into the Gaza Strip via COGAT and the Israeli Navy, May 26, 2024

Jewish aid to Palestinians offers glimmer of hope in Gaza conflict - opinion

Donations and dialogue programs by American Jewish organizations show efforts to reduce suffering and foster coexistence. They deserve recognition from those who know how to show gratitude.

Humanitarian aid waits to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent outside Arish, Egypt, August 11, 2025.

Killing of aid workers surges to record high during Gaza war, UN claims

"It is catastrophic, and the trend is going in right the opposite direction of what it should," said Jens Laerke, UN humanitarian office spokesperson. 

A worker prepares to release food aid from a cargo plane within Nasir town airspace, ravaged by fighting between local militiamen and the army, in an operation run by Fogbow, a U.S. company organising the airdrops with funding from the South Sudanese government, in Nasir County of Upper Nile State,