Tag: Gaza

CEOs of major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing

Stuart Mitchell

After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid organisations making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs.  A new humanitarian access survey of 43 international and Palestinian aid organisations working in Gaza found nearly all of them – 95% – have had to suspend or dramatically cut services since the ceasefire ended one month ago on 18 March, with widespread and…

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Alexander brewery Supports Gaza farmers

Stuart Mitchell

The Israeli boutique brewery “Alexander” is launching a product and campaign for the farmers of the enveloping area whose fields have been burned in recent months as a result of kite terrorism. The brewery creates a special beer produced with wheat from the Gaza envelope fieldswhich will be issued in a limited edition in order to transfer all profits from the sales back to the southern farmers. “Every farmer is waiting for harvest, and once a year we get to see the product of our Sisyphean work and there is…

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