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Egypt sends humanitarian aid to flood-hit Sudan

The Egyptian naval supply vessel ‘Abu Simbel-2’ arrived at Port Sudan in Sudan on Sunday, carrying more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, medical supplies, and medicines provided by the Egyptian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the Ministry of Health and Population, and the Red Crescent Society. This aid is intended …

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Egypt Independent September 15, 2024

Here’s what humanitarian agencies are saying about the strike on Al-Mawasi

International aid groups have once again raised alarm over attacks on designated humanitarian zones across Gaza following Israel’s overnight strikes that left at least 19 people dead. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) called the designated humanitarian areas as “safe zones in name only,” noting that “Israel’s unlawful relocation directives have failed to protect or offer …

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Egypt Independent September 12, 2024

Strike on humanitarian safe zone came hours after children in Gaza should have been returning to class

The overnight strike on a humanitarian safe zone in Gaza that killed 40 Palestinians comes just hours after children across the strip should have been returning to school on Monday. It is not yet clear how many of those killed in the strike are children, but “entire families have disappeared in the sand,” Gaza’s Civil …

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Egypt Independent September 10, 2024

Dozens killed and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

CNN — At least 40 people were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza, according to local rescue officials. Israel said the operation targeted Hamas fighters there. More than 60 people were also wounded in the strike, according …

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Egypt Independent September 10, 2024

Humanitarian aid resumes in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur after 6-month border closure

CNN — Food deliveries have resumed to Sudan’s famine-threatened Darfur region following the reopening of a key border crossing by Sudanese authorities after a six-month closure, as civil war rages in the country. The United Nations food agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the first convoy of trucks laden with essential food supplies …

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Egypt Independent August 22, 2024

War on Gaza: Israel shrinks ‘humanitarian zone’ with new Deir al-Balah ejection orders

War on Gaza: Israel shrinks ‘humanitarian zone’ with new Deir al-Balah ejection orders Meanwhile, Hezbollah-Israel fighting escalates as Israelis accuse

Middle East Eye August 22, 2024

Sudanese government agrees to reopen key border crossing for humanitarian aid

A key border crossing for humanitarian aid to enter Sudan will be reopened, the country’s government said Thursday, as the war intensifies, causing a growing number of people in the country to need food, water, shelter, and medical care. Sudan’s Sovereign Council announced it will open the Adre crossing, on the country’s border with Chad, for a …

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Egypt Independent August 16, 2024

Israeli army ejects Palestinians from ‘humanitarian area’ in Khan Younis

Israeli army ejects Palestinians from ‘humanitarian area’ in Khan Younis The order marks the second mass evacuation from the city

Middle East Eye July 28, 2024

Pentagon and USAID launch oversight reviews of US pier and humanitarian aid for Gaza amid repeated challenges

CNN — The Pentagon and USAID Inspectors General have launched coordinated reviews of the US humanitarian mission to Gaza where the military’s temporary pier has faced repeated challenges, including breaking apart and the distribution of aid being paused by the UN due to security concerns on the ground. The Defense Department IG will look specifically at the “effectiveness …

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Egypt Independent June 30, 2024

UN agencies urgently demand unhindered humanitarian access in Sudan

On May 31, 2024, heads of multiple United Nations agencies issued an urgent call for unrestricted humanitarian access across Sudan,

Weekly Blitz June 2, 2024

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