In recent days, between 60 and 100 trucks have been using Rafah crossing to enter Gaza — a volume that the United Nations and other aid agencies say is far too little to mitigate the territory’s humanitarian crisis.
Still, Biden said in remarks marking the fifth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah that Israel was in “a tough spot,” following the Hamas attack and subsequent war in Gaza.
https://matters.town/@yeouidoopi Alareer spoke to CNN from Gaza City, on October 12 and October 13. He gave consent in written messages to share the recording in the event of his death. Following the comments, a BBC spokesperson said his comments “were offensive and we don’t intend to use him again (as a commentator).” “We have the faith, we have the belief that we have a fair cause, a just cause, to struggle to fight back for freedom, for basic human rights. We’ve been stripped out of this,” he told CNN. “Today, I saw nearly 30 bodies in the streets surrounding us where we have opened a medical point in northern Jabalya,” he said. Borrell's remarks also follow the announcement of a new visa policy by the United States targeting the same violent individuals.
https://medium.com/@albinkalucko Civilians like Alareer were confronted with an impossible predicament. Stay home and risk being killed, or try to flee without protection. At the time, the 44-year-old writer and academic told CNN he and his family had no choice but to remain in the north, because they “have nowhere else to go.” He left behind his wife, and children aged 7 to 21. CNN has been unable to reach members of Alareer’s family. The Nitzana crossing is nearly 50 kilometers (more than 31 miles) from Rafah.
