Exclusive: US mulls Gaza aid plan

Exclusive: US mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The United States is considering a proposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that would replace the controversial U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a copy of the plan seen by Reuters.
It is one of several concepts being explored, said two U.S. officials and a humanitarian official familiar with the plan, as Washington seeks to facilitate increased deliveries of assistance to the Palestinian enclave after two years of war.

Multiple approaches are being considered to effectively get aid to the people of Gaza nothing is finalized, said a senior U.S. administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place for 13 days. Under that deal some more aid is now entering Gaza, where a global hunger monitor warned in August that famine had taken hold.
The "operational backbone" of the proposal seen by Reuters would be a so-called "Gaza Humanitarian Belt" - 12-16 humanitarian hubs positioned along the line to which Israeli forces have withdrawn within Gaza. Those hubs would serve people on both sides of the line.

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"...organized deliveries have resumed without incident under Hamass renewed control"
WFP spokesperson Abeer Etefa: we are not seeing any looting by armed groups on the ground who had previously taken part in looting events"
"...analysis found that Israeli military actions directly or indirectly caused dozens of incidents, undermining Tel Avivs claims that Hamas has looted or misused relief supplies"

this week warned recipients that their may not be distributed in Nov if the federal govt stretches into its 4th week.

Warnings issued on at least 24 state websites flag the potential for an unprecedented benefit gap for >41M people who get from the Supplemental Assistance Program, also known as , & the nearly 7M who receive aid from the Special for , & , known as .

Despite ceasefire, families in Gaza still struggle to find food

By Hind Khoudary

Reporting from az-Zawayda

Despite where you are across the Gaza Strip: If youre in the south, in the middle, in the north, all Palestinians are going through the same exact struggle.

The Abu Ammara family, a 12-member family, lives in a small tent, and its 4pm (13:00GMT) right now, and this is the first meal this family is going to have.

Since this morning, all the children have not had food. The father and the mother have been striving since the early hours of the morning to find anything to feed their children. They have been telling us how harsh the situation is.

This family actually lives in Shujayea, which is their original home, and this is where they thought they would go back to after the ceasefire.

But they said that they could not go and check up on their house because its stationed in the yellow line.

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ICJ says must allow aid into blockaded , provide basic needs: In its advisory opinion, the UNs top court says Israel must support UN institutions, including , with efforts.
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A Palestinian carries aid supplies that entered Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

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Palestinians receive free food at a food distribution center in Gaza City, on May 12, 2025. Photo/Xinhua The

"Northern Gaza desperate for aid as supplies trickle in

By Hani Mahmoud

Reporting from Gaza City

In the north of Gaza, were not seeing aid trucks coming in. The Zikim crossing in the north has been blocked for 50 days now, with no entry of any trucks.

The only trucks weve been seeing since the beginning of the ceasefire are the commercial trucks, belonging to business owners and traders who were given permission by the Israeli military to enter central and southern Gaza.

They send the shipments to northern Gaza where they end up being sold at a very high price, beyond the financial reach of people.

Besides this, there is no infrastructure no warehouses, no roads for these trucks to drive on. Much of the city has been reduced to rubble, and the streets are difficult to navigate.

For over two years now, weve been talking about aid, and nothing has changed. Theres been a trickle thats been allowed in by Israel only to try to evade global criticism. But when you look, the amount is nowhere near sufficient to address the humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip."

U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, of being an "illegal drug leader and said the U.S. would halt all aid to the country.

said financial to would be cut off & details about the new would be unveiled Monday, but it was not clear what funding Trump was referring to.

Colombia was once among the largest recipients of US aid in the Western Hemisphere, but the flow of money was suddenly curtailed this year by the shuttering of , the US govt's arm.

Colombia currently pays 10% tariffs on most imports to the US, the baseline level Trump imposed on many countries.

recalls ambassador from the amid tariff, drug spat

Colombia's foreign ministry said early on Monday the country has recalled its from the , after said he would raise on Colombia & stop all payments to the South American nation, in a feud that stems from the US bombing boats Trump claims are transporting drugs.

calls Colombia's an illegal drug leader & announces & an end to US

The will slash assistance to & enact tariffs on its exports because the countrys leader, Gustavo Petro, does nothing to stop drug production, Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington & one of its closest in .

What bastards they are in my opinion.

How can they be so cruel and nasty

Multiple airstrikes reported across - Israel to halt entry of humanitarian into Gaza until further notice -

OCT-19 20:00 Beirut-t (Sources: ISR media, Al Mayadeen)

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said 2 of its soldiers were killed in combat in on Sunday. Gazas health ministry initially reported 14 deaths across Gaza on Sunday.

Both Israel & have now accused each other of violating the truce after repeated flare-ups of violence over the past 3 days.

The transfer of into Gaza has been halted until further notice, according to 2 Israeli officials who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive issues.

And now, Suspends & Strikes After Accusing of Violating Truce

Israel on Sunday launched its heaviest wave of attacks on Gaza since a fragile took hold a week ago & said it was suspending aid to the territory after accusing Hamas of firing on its forces & violating the truce.

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UNRWA has enough food in warehouses in Jordan and Egypt to supply the entire population of for three months.

And enough shelter supplies to reach up to 1.3 million people.

We must be allowed to get all this aid into Gaza without delay.

This is what people need.

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The spokesperson for the World Food Programme:- The amount of entering is not at the required level, and we need to flood Gaza with food supplies.- The process of reversing the current level of requires intensive medical efforts alongside sufficient .

The spokesperson for the World Food Programme:- The amount of entering is not at the required level, and we need to flood Gaza with food supplies.- The process of reversing the current level of requires intensive medical efforts alongside sufficient .

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The UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher is visiting a key -controlled crossing from into the Strip... This route is a vital lifeline for food, medicine, tents & other lifesaving . We want to see it full of trucks, as part of a massive surge of aid following the peace deal, said Fletcher who urged to return the bodies of deceased & called on Israel to allow the promised aid surge to move forward... AP

No transmission signal update on the passenger vessel AKDENIZ (underway under Cameroon flag) with Turkish mandate to deliver to for 17 h -
but the ship is as planned en route Al-Arish - so I assume they have docked in the meantime - then the freight will be transported by trucks to the Karim Abu Salem Crossing today or tomorrow (no affirmation yet)

Here's the Marine Traffic tracking link

crossing,
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait to cross into the Gaza Strip, after Israel said it would allow the crossing to reopen.

Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images

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says humanitarian aid will NOT pass through Rafah, but will continue to enter through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) and other crossings.

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities ,CommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities ,CommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice

Commercial trucks largely entering Gaza, not aid

We are supposed to be receiving 600 trucks every day of humanitarian aid, but whats entering is less than 300 trucks. Palestinians want food, they want shelter, they want medicine.

What is entering are the commercial trucks and things that are being sold in the market. But again, Palestinians do not have the ability to buy these items. Gaza residents do not have money. Banks did not open yet

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