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Despite some aid trucks being permitted into Gaza, delivery to distribution centers is severely hampered by damaged roads, fuel and spare part shortages, and security risks. With most vehicles destroyed or inoperable, drivers face life-threatening conditions as they struggle to transport essential supplies.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published a video mocking foreign activists detained from a Gaza aid flotilla. The footage shows activists bound and kneeling while the Israeli anthem plays. Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Canada summoned Israeli ambassadors to protest the treatment of their citizens.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee publicly condemned Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for a video mocking abducted aid flotilla activists, but the rebuke was undercut by the Trump administration imposing sanctions on the flotilla’s organizers. Critics say the move reveals a double standard in US foreign policy, as Washington continues to provide Israel with billions in military aid while penalizing those trying to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
The UN human rights office demanded Israel immediately and unconditionally release two humanitarian activists detained while traveling to Gaza, and called for an investigation into allegations of severe mistreatment. The activists, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago de Avila, are being held without formal charges after their vessel was intercepted in international waters.
