aid Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/aid/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:36:54 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 The rally causes Australia to commits more food, medical aid for Gaza and comments from Jewish leaders https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-commits-to-more-food-medical-aid-for-gaza/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-commits-to-more-food-medical-aid-for-gaza/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:35:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=171702 Australia has pledged an extra $20 million in humanitarian assistance for women and children in war-torn Gaza after more than 100,000 turned out in protest across the country to spotlight suffering in the besieged enclave. The funding will go to organisations able to deliver desperately needed food, medical supplies and other lifesaving support, the federal […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-commits-to-more-food-medical-aid-for-gaza/feed/ 1 171702 Hamas attacks Gaza aid convoy, killing five, possibly taking hostages https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-attacks-gaza-aid-convoy-killing-five-possibly-taking-hostages/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-attacks-gaza-aid-convoy-killing-five-possibly-taking-hostages/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:26:22 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=169964 Hamas attacked a Gaza aid convoy near Khan Yunis, killing at least five staff members from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), injuring others, and potentially taking some hostage on Wednesday night, the organisation said on Thursday morning. The U.S.- and Israeli-backed GHF described the attack as deliberate and unprovoked. “We are still gathering facts, but […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-attacks-gaza-aid-convoy-killing-five-possibly-taking-hostages/feed/ 0 169964 Albanese says Israel’s blockade of Gaza ‘an outrage’ https://www.jwire.com.au/albanese-says-israels-blockade-of-gaza-an-outrage/ https://www.jwire.com.au/albanese-says-israels-blockade-of-gaza-an-outrage/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 07:42:42 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=169458 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sharply criticised Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, calling the restrictions “outrageous” and accusing Israel of providing explanations that are “without credibility.” His comments come as polling shows a dramatic shift in Australian public sentiment, with the vast majority of Australians now opposing Israel’s actions. Speaking in Canberra […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/albanese-says-israels-blockade-of-gaza-an-outrage/feed/ 0 169458 Australian aid worker killed: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests a meeting with Israel’s ambassador https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-aid-worker-killed-department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-requests-a-meeting-with-israels-ambassador/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-aid-worker-killed-department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-requests-a-meeting-with-israels-ambassador/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:48:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157245 Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, has been requested for a call-in by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the death of Zomi Frankcom. Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom has been killed in an Israeli air strike while delivering food in Gaza, prompting demands from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for accountability. The Israeli […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-aid-worker-killed-department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-requests-a-meeting-with-israels-ambassador/feed/ 3 157245 Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-resumes-un-gaza-funding-after-security-checks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-resumes-un-gaza-funding-after-security-checks/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:15:35 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156745 Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Foreign Minister Penny Wong also announced a further $6 million in aid for Gaza after expressing horror at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged strip. The foreign minister in January froze funding […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-resumes-un-gaza-funding-after-security-checks/feed/ 2 156745 The problem in Gaza is Hamas, not how to provide aid https://www.jwire.com.au/the-problem-in-gaza-is-hamas-not-how-to-provide-aid/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-problem-in-gaza-is-hamas-not-how-to-provide-aid/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:08:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156738 After months of pressure from left-wing critics and liberal media outlets that seem to only highlight the suffering of Palestinians since Hamas started a war on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden felt he had to respond with something big. What he needed was a gesture that would be a tangible demonstration of his sympathy for […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-problem-in-gaza-is-hamas-not-how-to-provide-aid/feed/ 0 156738 Families of hostages: Suspend Gaza aid deliveries for release of loved ones https://www.jwire.com.au/families-of-hostages-suspend-gaza-aid-deliveries-for-release-of-loved-ones/ https://www.jwire.com.au/families-of-hostages-suspend-gaza-aid-deliveries-for-release-of-loved-ones/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:47:05 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=154793 Families of 132 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas called on Israel to withhold humanitarian aid to leverage the release of their loved ones on Tuesday, while trying to disrupt the arrival of aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing. “What do we get in return? We think that if we are talking humanitarian, this […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/families-of-hostages-suspend-gaza-aid-deliveries-for-release-of-loved-ones/feed/ 0 154793 Israel to open Kerem Shalom to inspect aid trucks https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-open-kerem-shalom-to-inspect-aid-trucks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-open-kerem-shalom-to-inspect-aid-trucks/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:01:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=153656 Israel will open the Kerem Shalom Crossing to inspect humanitarian aid trucks soon. However, the trucks must still enter Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt. The Kerem Shalom Crossing, located at the junction of the Gaza Strip–Israel border and the Gaza–Egypt border, has been closed since the start of the war on Oct. 7, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-to-open-kerem-shalom-to-inspect-aid-trucks/feed/ 0 153656 Israel gears up to send aid to quake-stricken Morocco https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gears-up-to-send-aid-to-quake-stricken-morocco/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gears-up-to-send-aid-to-quake-stricken-morocco/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 19:07:13 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150642 Israel is preparing to send search and rescue personnel and humanitarian aid to Morocco after an earthquake killed at more than 1,000 in the North African country on Friday. The earthquake’s epicentre was in the Atlas Mountains southwest of Marrakech and measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. “Following the tragic earthquake in Morocco, the Prime […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-gears-up-to-send-aid-to-quake-stricken-morocco/feed/ 0 150642 Biden: ‘We’ve rebuilt ties with Palestinians, restored some $500 million in aid to PA’ https://www.jwire.com.au/biden-weve-rebuilt-ties-with-palestinians-restored-some-500-million-in-aid-to-pa/ https://www.jwire.com.au/biden-weve-rebuilt-ties-with-palestinians-restored-some-500-million-in-aid-to-pa/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:17:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=138663 The Biden administration has “rebuilt ties” with the Palestinian Authority and restored some $500 million in aid to it “without permitting terrorists to rearm,” U.S. President Joe Biden wrote in an op-ed published on Saturday night in The Washington Post. The article comes ahead of the American leader’s July 13-16 trip to the Middle East, […]

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