Humanitarian aid is continuing to surge into Gaza, with Israel today coordinating the airdrop of 110 pallets of aid in cooperation with the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Germany, Belgium and France.
785 aid packages have been airdropped into Gaza since Israel started surging aid into the enclave last week.
Yesterday, over 300 aid trucks entered Gaza, while just under 250 were collected and distributed by the U.N. and international organizations, leaving hundreds still sitting in the sun.
Israel also brought in additional fuel tankers, and 120 pallets of aid were airdropped.
The IDF "will continue expanding our efforts to facilitate humanitarian aid for the civilian population of Gaza," it said.
The military also announced that as part of Israel's effort to expand the provision of aid, some private vendors in Gaza will now again be allowed to operate, importing and selling basic food products, baby food, fruits and vegetables, and hygiene supplies.
"This aims to increase the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip, while reducing reliance on aid collection by the U.N. and international organizations," the IDF said.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) today also delivered more than 1.8 million meals to Gazans, for a total of more than 108 million meals distributed to date.
Meanwhile, Israel is continuing its military operations against Hamas, identifying and destroying terror infrastructure, including a mile-long terror tunnel in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Also today, Prime Minster Netanyahu "held a limited security discussion today that lasted about 3 hours, in which the [IDF] chief of staff presented the options for continuing the campaign in Gaza," his office said.
The prime minister is expected to hold a full security cabinet meeting later in the week.
While Israel works to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Hamas is prolonging the suffering of Israelis and Palestinians alike.
The United States must stand with Israel and increase the pressure on Hamas and its sponsors in Qatar, Turkey and Iran to release all 50 hostages still held in captivity.
88% of U.N. aid stolen in Gaza
According to data published by the United Nations, more than 33,000 pallets of aid on over 2,300 trucks have been intercepted in Gaza since May 19, further evidence of Hamas' looting of aid shipments.
This accounts for 88% of all trucks the U.N. attempted to distribute in Gaza over the past two-and-a-half months.
Israel intercepts Houthi missile
Israel this morning intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
The Houthis claimed to have targeted Ben Gurion Airport.
Since mid-March, the Houthis have launched 68 ballistic missiles and at least 18 drones at Israel.
Hezbollah leader threatens to resume attacks on Israel
Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem threatened in a speech today to resume missile attacks on Israel.
"Israel’s interest is not to widen the aggression because if they expand, the resistance will defend, the army will defend and the people will defend. This defense will lead to the fall of missiles inside Israel," he said.
These comments came as the Lebanese government met to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament. According to reports, the government set August 31 as the deadline to approve a plan to disarm Hezbollah, and December 31 as the deadline to complete the disarmament.
The IDF said recently that since the November 2024 ceasefire in Lebanon went into effect, it had logged 1,280 violations of the agreement.
The United States must increase the pressure on Hezbollah and Lebanon to fully comply with the terms of the ceasefire agreement and ensure the terror group is disarmed.
China continues to buy Iranian oil
China is continuing to purchase significant quantities of oil from Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions, buying an average of 1.2 million barrels per day in July.
This is a 30% drop from June, when China imported an average of 1.7 million barrels per day.
Illegal oil exports, primarily to China, are a key source of revenue for the regime, funding its campaign of aggression and terror across the region.
The United States must continue to impose maximum pressure on Iran, including by fully enforcing economic sanctions.
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