As Israel continues its attack on Gaza, concern is growing over humanitarian conditions in the besieged enclave.
Before the war between Israel and Hamas, more than 500 humanitarian trucks entered Gaza every day through the Karem Abu Salem crossing with Israel and the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
These deliveries were interrupted when Israel imposed a complete blockade on October 7 after Hamas carried out attacks on southern Israel.
Israel temporarily reopened the road through Karem Abu Salem, called Kerem Shalom by Israel, to allow the arrival of increased humanitarian aid.
At least 24 trucks have been allowed through – but deliveries fall far short of meeting the needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Should the United States, Israel’s staunch ally, do more to help the Palestinians? And to what extent is Washington complicit in the humanitarian catastrophe that has occurred?
Presenter: Cyrille Vanier
Guests:
Robert Hunter – senior fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University
Khaled Elgindy – senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and its director of Palestinian and Israeli-Palestinian affairs
Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison – Director of Development and Expansion of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee