Humanitarian Aid for Palestinians and Israeli Hostages Arrives in Gaza; Fighting Rages

Qatar and France have brokered a deal that will see more than 1,900 tons of food, medicines and other humanitarian aid enter Gaza.

Palestinians inspect a damaged building following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, Gaza, on Dec. 3, 2023. Fatima Shbair/AP Photo

Medicines for Palestinians and the roughly 100 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip by the terrorist group Hamas have arrived as part of a mediation deal brokered by Qatar and France.

Sixty-three aircraft are shipping roughly 1,958 tons of medicines, food items, and other vital supplies into Gaza as part of a Qatari-led mediation between Hamas and Israel, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said in a Jan. 17 statement.