Former Royal Marine James Henderson, 33 was among seven World Central Kitchen workers travelling in a convoy of cars in Deir Balah, central Gaza, on Monday night. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Desperate to escape the war, Palestinians pay a private company thousands to leave Gaza
In the face of war, famine and homelessness, desperate Gazans are paying a private company in Cairo exorbitant “travel co-ordination fees” to help them escape into Egypt through the Rafah border. One international affairs expert says the system is war profiteering “at its worst.” CBC | World News
Read More »Three British aid workers among those killed in ‘unintentional’ Gaza airstrike
Seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit with explosives. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »5 aid workers killed in strike while delivering food in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
Five aid workers with the international humanitarian group World Central Kitchen (WCK) were reported to have been killed while delivering food in Gaza on Monday. The Hamas-run Gaza media office blamed the strike on Israel — while the Israeli military says it’s investigating the “tragic incident.” CBC | World News
Read More »British aid worker among five to have died in Gaza, Hamas-run office says
A Polish national along with people from Australia, Ireland and a Palestinian were reportedly killed in a vehicle strike. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pope appeals for peace in Gaza and Ukraine as he presides over Easter Mass
Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations on Sunday, making a strong appeal for a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Fighting continues around Gaza hospitals amid renewed ceasefire talks
Israeli strikes killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new round of talks in a bid to secure a truce with Gaza’s Hamas rulers. CBC | World News
Read More »Latest maritime convoy sails toward Gaza with aid as concerns about hunger grow
A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. CBC | World News
Read More »His family was killed in an airstrike. Now this orphaned boy is getting a rare chance to leave Gaza
Yahya Hamad lost his entire family in an Israeli strike that left him badly injured. Now, he’s managed to leave Gaza for medical treatment. His family is looking at ways of getting him to Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel must take steps to allow more food and water into Gaza, UN top court orders
The top UN court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to tackle crippling shortages of essential supplies in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the area. CBC | World News
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