Israel and the USA negotiate aid deliveries to Gaza

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US- und israelische Beamte sprechen über die Wiederaufnahme von Hilfslieferungen nach Gaza, während eine drohende Hungersnot naht. Die humanitäre Krise in der Region verschärft sich weiter.
US and Israeli civil servants talk about the resumption of aid deliveries to Gaza, while an impending famine is approaching. The humanitarian crisis in the region continues to worsen. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

The USA and Israel negotiate a mechanism to provide humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, which is supposed to avoid Hamas, as an Israeli source confirmed to CNN. This initiative for delivery is made against the background that the total blockage of auxiliary deliveries to the Palestinian enclave approaches the third month. This happened after US President Donald Trump urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be "good at Gaza".

progress in the negotiations

On Saturday, Axios reported that the USA, Israel and representative of a new international foundation are about to be settled to resume aid deliveries. CNN has contacted the US State Department to receive further comments.

total blockade for two months

For two months now, Israel has been carrying out a complete siege of the Gaza Strip and does not even allow access for a single truck with humanitarian aid or merchandise - one of the longest blockages so far. Israel explains that he has set the import of relief goods to put pressure on Hamas to released hostages. However, international organizations indicate that these measures violate international law. Some accuse Israel of using famine as a war weapon, which would represent a war crime.

statements by Donald Trump

At a press conference at the end of the last month, Trump was asked whether the topic of help for Gaza was discussed during his conversation with Netanyahu. He replied: "Gaza came up and I said, 'We have to be good at Gaza' because people suffer." He added: "There is a very large need for food and medication. We take care of it."

health crisis in Gaza

dr. Ahmad al-Farra, the head of the children's department in the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, warned that "an impending health disaster threatens the life of hundreds of thousands in the Gaza Strip". He explained that there is a risk of a massive wave of deaths from malnutrition if the humanitarian crisis is not addressed.

aid organizations are ready

The World Food Program stems to be ready to bring enough help to Gaza to feed the entire population of around two million people for up to two months. Also Unrwa, the main agency to support the Palestinians, also reported almost 3,000 trucks with relief goods that are waiting to drive into the Gaza Strip. However, both organizations need the abolition of the Israeli blockade to receive this help.

political pressure on Netanyahu

Netanyahu is exposed to an enormous pressure of right -wing extremists of his fragile government coalition to continue the struggle in Gaza and to hold aid as a means of pressure against Hamas. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that his ministry was working on a mechanism "through civilian companies" to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza, which met with sharp criticism among extremist politicians.

protection against Hamas

cogat, the Israeli authority, which manages politics for the Palestinian areas and the flow of help in the Gaza Strip, announced that it would introduce a "new authorization mechanism" to prevent Hamas infiltration from preventing humanitarian organizations. This system is intended to support aid organizations and ensure that the help of the civilian population benefits without being redirected or stolen by Hamas.