Foreign aid

Netanyahu reportedly postpones decision on IDF actions in Gaza – CNN

A source knowledgeable about ceasefire talks told CNN that a decision on the IDF's actions in Gaza will not be reached at the end of this week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.
A plane releases airdropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, July 30, 2025.

IDF executes first aid drop in coordination with Spain, France, Germany

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

US Senate passes Trumps billion dollar cut to foreign aid, public broadcasting

 A woman looks at destroyed vehicles at the site of a damaged school, which was hit during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025.

FM Sa'ar: Israel to provide additional aid to Ukraine, including water supply systems


Trump presses Netanyahu to end Gaza war, Rubio condemns sanction on Ben-Gvir, Smotrich

7,000 activists to begin convoy from Tunisia to Rafah • Netanyahu says there is progress on hostage deal • Greta Thunberg deported from Israel

 Illustrative -US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) attend a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says it was attacked by drones, communications jammed

The Foreign Ministry stated that it had been in contact with the crew of the 'Madleen', and had advised the flotilla to change its course.

 Activists put their hands up as the IDF reportedly boards the 'Madleen' off the coast of Gaza on June 9, 2025.

Greta Thunberg and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are sailing to Gaza, but will they make it?

There are a number of things that could cause the ship to turn around, like lack of food and water or problems with the engine.

An activist walks on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.

UN calls Gaza aid station mob rush 'heartbreaking' as org. says 10,000 trucks wait at border

This comes as the IDF claimed that 400 approved aid trucks were waiting for UN distribution in the Gaza Strip.

 Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025

Majority of Israelis unconcerned by humanitarian aid situation in Gaza - poll

The INSS poll found that the Israeli public was largely divided over the renewed fighting in Gaza and the plan for the day after the war.

 Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025

Proposed tax on foreign donations alarms NGOs aiding Holocaust survivors

The bill, initiated by Likud MK Ariel Kallner, would impose an 80% tax on donations received from foreign political entities.

 (illustrative) Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm. (Hack is unrelated to the contents of this article)

Ehud Olmert's Gaza statement is more media spectacle than political dissent – opinion

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert crossed the line this week in his interview to the BBC

 FORMER PRIME MINISTER Ehud Olmert appears at a hearing of the unofficial civil commission of inquiry investigating the events of October 7, in Tel Aviv last year. In an interview with the BBC this week, Olmert denounced Israel’s conduct in Gaza in sweeping, unrestrained terms, the writer charges.

Status of ongoing IDF operations in Gaza unclear as aid trucks enter the enclave

The IDF's ongoing invasion of Gaza could be slowed by the 100 aid trucks that entered Gaza.

 IDF soldiers continue their ground operations in northern Gaza May 17, 2025

Ben-Gvir decries entrance of aid trucks into Gaza: 'Grave mistake that delays our victory'

The prime minister's statement came after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Netanyahu to "show leadership" to the public. 

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and trucks loaded with humanitarian aid seen before entering the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 20, 2025.

Ending foreign aid, military assistance could re-orient US-Israel relationship - opinion

WASHINGTON WATCH | Slashing military financing will elevate Israel to a “true strategic partnership” with the US, thinks the Heritage Foundation.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office last month.

NGO says Malta blocking access to Gaza-bound aid ship hit by drones

The Maltese government claimed that the ship's crew had denied its assistance, and that the ship's captain was continuing to refuse to allow a surveyor and Malta police on board.

Screen capture of the "Freedom Flotilla" struck by drone off coast of Malta, May 2, 2025.