"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.
Aidrecalls 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)
w/updates if availabe
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.
UNRWA () October 18, 2025
Closed borders and restrictions by Israel continue.
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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
Comment:
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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I'm looking into usage of / GenAI in the grey literature of the aid industry.
First stop: 150,000 job postings on worker site ReliefWeb.
Can there be any explanation for the increase in frequency of the em dash other than
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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By Tareq Abu Azzoum
The Israeli military is still imposing restrictions on aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. We understand that under the current terms of the agreement, at least 600 aid trucks must be allowed into the Strip every day to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.
But for now, we can only see a trickle of aid making its journey to the Strip. From the early hours of this morning, only 12 World Food Programme aid trucks have entered the central area where we are.
We have been closely monitoring this development, and have heard from people on the ground that Gaza not only needs aid to survive, but to build the foundations of the local community that has been severely affected.
We have been told by many families that people really want fuel to re-operate hospitals, medicines to treat the wounded and even materials to rebuild their destroyed homes."
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Hamas hands over four more hostage bodies as 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza The Journal
Hamas hands over four more hostage bodies as 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza The JournalRemains of three more
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I checked TRT about a RoRo/ferry from carrying to - allegedly after Trump's plan came into effect. The name of the ship is displayed as GOODNESS in English media outlets - the actual vessel's name is AKDENIZ sailing under flag of Cameroon from TR Mersin en route -
TRT Afrika EN OCT-14
Vessel characteristics and course data in the comment below (map: Marine Traffic OCT-15 / AIS terrest)
Remark: The role of in this isn't clear (...)
"Israel to reopen border crossing after receiving 4 more bodies of hostages ++ 4 others expected to be returned in upcoming hours, acc to Israeli public broadcaster KAN"
B. Yilmaz / Anadolu OCT-15
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Turkish aid ship bringing food, formula to Gaza, via Egypt
An aid ship called The Goodness has departed from Turkiyes Mersin port, carrying 900 tons of food and baby formula for people in Gaza.
Turkiye also has a history of supporting Gaza Freedom Flotillas, including the Mavi Marmara, which was attacked by Israeli commandos in 2010, leading to the death of ten Turkish nationals.
Israel has informed the that it will only permit 300 trucks, half of the previously agreed amount, to enter the Gaza Strip starting Wednesday
No fuel or gas will be allowed except for limited humanitarian infrastructure needs
Olga Cherevko, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in , confirmed that the organization had received the official notice from Israel
Report Al Mayadeen OCT-13