The UN reports more food and humanitarian aid….
The US Army continues building its pier to expedite aid to the Palestinians in Gaza….
Hamas has lobbed mortar shells at the effort….
A ship is enroute with 400 TONS of food…
And Israel now says it IS helping the effort get done…
Hamas shows the image of two hostages to prove they are alive and to probably put pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu …
The threat of a Rafah operation has EVERYONE on edge…Even Hamas..
And we now have a report that the people in Gaza have begun to resent Hamas for having the Israeli’s STILL hunting for them AMONG them…
They are still talking about some sort hostage/POW ‘deal’….
Hamas Releases Video of Two More Hostages
Neither had been reported alive since late November, but their comments in the video suggested the footage was made in recent days.
Here’s what we’re covering:
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It is the second video of hostages released by Hamas in the last few days.
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The ship heading toward Gaza is carrying 400 tons of food aid.
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Israel has improved the flow of aid into Gaza, but there is still a risk of famine, an aid official says.
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Hamas says it is reviewing an Israeli proposal on a cease-fire deal.
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The U.N. says it received no evidence against one of the UNRWA workers Israel accused of aiding the Oct. 7 attacks.
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A heat wave strains a pharmacist’s ability to get crucial medicines to Gazans.
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Drone attack kills 4 workers in an Iraqi gas field, but no one claims responsibility…..
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In war-battered Gaza, residents grow angry with Hamas
But while the majority of Palestinians in Gaza blame Israel for their suffering, according to polling conducted in March, they also appear to be turning their ire toward the militants. In interviews with more than a dozen residents of Gaza, people said they resent Hamas for the attacks in Israel and — war-weary and desperate to fulfill their basic needs — just want to see peace as soon as possible….
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Apr 27, 2024 – ISW Press
The IDF reported on April 27 that the Israeli Defense Ministry began construction of a humanitarian aid distribution area on the coast of the central Gaza Strip. This aid distribution point will service the US-constructed pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip.
image…Children carrying pots of food received from volunteers in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Monday.Credit…Mahmoud Issa/Reuters