NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month.
Amnesty International says Israel has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians in its war with Hamas, by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing aid deliveries.
The laws do not immediately take effect, but Israel’s international allies said they were deeply worried about their potential impact on Palestinians as the Gaza war’s humanitarian toll worsens.
In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.
President Biden ordered a temporary pier be built to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza despite expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull off, according to a USAID report.
Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
Humanitarian aid trucks sit at Gaza's border. Yet Israeli officials deny aid groups' accusations that they're restricting aid or that Palestinians in Gaza are starving.