Gaza begins to see aid for 1st time in 2.5 months. What to know – National

Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s two million Palestinians off from all imports for more than two-and-a-half months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he eased the blockade under pressure from unnamed allies to shore up support for Israel‘s latest major offensive against Hamas. … Read more

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza – National

JERUSALEM — Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people. It has sought … Read more