Skip next section Israeli rights NGOs to hold press conference on Gaza investigation
07/28/2025July 28, 2025
Israeli rights NGOs to hold press conference on Gaza investigation
Representatives of B’Tselem, also known as the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) are due to present their latest report on the war in Gaza later on Monday.
B’Tselem is a Jerusalem-based organization that focuses on human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, and has .
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Skip next section 120 aid trucks have entered Gaza: Israel
07/28/2025July 28, 2025
120 aid trucks have entered Gaza: Israel
The Israeli government has said that 120 aid trucks having been allowed to enter Gaza, coinciding with a ten-hour pause in military operations in some areas, such as Al-Malawsi and Deir al-Balah.
Last week, international criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza reached a fever pitch as news of mass starvation, particularly of children, continued to circulate. There was also hefty criticism of the US-run and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), one of the few aid organizations that was allowed to operate during Israel’s months-long blockade, due to at their distribution points.
The UN welcomed the news, a week after Secretary-General called what was happening in Gaza a “horror show…without parallel in recent times.”
The body’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said: “We welcome Israel’s decision to support a one-week scale-up of aid, including lifting customs barriers on food, medicine and fuel from Egypt and the reported designation of secure routes for UN humanitarian convoys.”
Fletcher cautioned, however, that it still wouldn’t be enough “to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis,” before adding: “And no more “
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage07/28/2025July 28, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Israel has announced a ten-hour pause in military action for Monday following an increasingly widespread global outcry over in the enclave, which has been under a months-long blockade of aid by the Israeli military.
The Security Cabinet of German Chancellor is set to meet on Monday afternoon to discuss Berlin’s position on Gaza and Israeli conduct there.
Also on Monday, two Israel-based NGOs are expected to present their findings after an independent investigation on rights abuses in Gaza.
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