
Israel allows more aid into Gaza, but U.N. says much more needed
Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.
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Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.
The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.
Pressure is building on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more food aid to reach starving Palestinians in Gaza as the war with Hamas drags on. Netanyahu denies there is any starvation in Gaza, but pictures in a report from Debora Patta tell a different story.
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Israel says it will pause some fighting in Gaza to allow more aid in as what's been described as a humanitarian catastrophe continues in the enclave. Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of global policy and advocacy for Mercy Corps, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
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After months of blocking food and other aid into Gaza, Israel is pausing attacks in parts of the territory to allow a limited number of trucks in with aid amid growing furor over starvation deaths. It follows airdrops from over the weekend. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports. Warning, the images in this story are disturbing.
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Israel says it will now establish secure routes through the war zone in Gaza so aid convoys won't be shot at or looted. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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In an abrupt reversal, Israel cleared the way for more aid to enter Gaza, saying it will open secure routes for aid trucks as widespread hunger and even starvation has grown in the territory. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
The Israeli military said Saturday that it will resume aid airdrops into Gaza and open humanitarian corridors for United Nations convoys amid increased international pressure and accounts of starvation-related deaths in the territory. Haley Ott reports.
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall yet again, bringing no hope for starving Palestinian children.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, with Palestinians starving to death or risking their lives to get food. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Margaret Brennan has analysis.
Right now, the pathway towards any potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has stalled. The latest round of talks was cut short on Thursday when the president's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the U.S. was bringing its negotiating team home from talks in Qatar. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
The World Food Program said this week that a third of Gaza's population of two million must survive for days without food. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the latest on this crisis and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Then, Tjada McKenna, CEO of Mercy Corps, joins to discuss the state of humanitarian aid in the region.
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the U.S. withdrew its mediation team from the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan has more.
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The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.
Israel issued a statement indicating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the Gaza negotiating team to return to Israel for ceasefire talks. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.
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