Humanitarian aid

ZAKA volunteers open temporary clinic amid search and rescue operations after Colombia earthquake

The earthquake struck on Monday, with a magnitude of 7.4 that shook Colombia's coastal Choco province, and has killed at least 250 people.

ZAKA volunteers operating at one of the sites that was struck by an earthquake in Colombia, August 13, 2026.
Israeli and Venezuelen flags stand together; illustrative

After 17 years, Israel and Venezuela begin rebuilding ties through humanitarian aid - comment

Volounteers  assisting at theJewish Relief Network Ukraine, August 10th, 2026.

Ukraine's Jewish families seek moments of normalcy amid missiles, economic hardship

 TRUCKS CROSS at Kerem Shalom, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel.

Nukhba terrorist who participated in Oct. 7 arrested while driving humanitarian aid truck


Iran disputes Trump's claim it will buy food exclusively from US with unfrozen funds

Trump also addressed Prime Minister Netanyahu's statement regarding the IDF remaining in Lebanon. "I'm a problem solver. I get problems solved real fast, including with Bibi," Trump said. 

US President Donald Trump gestures on the day he signs an executive order regarding Quantum Computing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 22, 2026.

US, Qatar plan to unfreeze billions in Iranian funds for purchase of humanitarian goods - report

The deal would allow Iran to begin by accessing $6 billion currently held in Qatar, specifically for purchases of food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods.

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Trump's Board of Peace's official fund receives 'zero dollars' despite billions pledged - report

The board has received donations, but they have been deposited directly via its JPMorgan account, according to the board’s spokesperson. 

US President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026.

Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape, torture - report

Israeli forces arrested 430 people on board 50 ships in international waters on Tuesday to halt a flotilla of volunteers trying to bring aid supplies to the Gaza Strip.

Detained activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, May 1, 2026.

COGAT demands UN end support for Turkish IHH, designated terror group, operating in Gaza

COGAT had recently received information that WFP had transferred fuel to IHH within the Gaza Strip, prompting Halevi to write a letter to the organization's head, Shaun Hughes.

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

US State Dept. watchdog investigates Gaza aid group over emergency aid spending - report

The investigation is to determine “what money was spent and how," including “which bucket it came from, and how it was doled out,” one of the sources explained to Financial Times.

 Palestinians gather to collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025.

After setting out from Libya, Gaza land convoy stalls in Sirte, where last effort failed

The Global Sumud Flotilla said the convoy had been paused while security risks were being evaluated, citing indications that Libyan forces were waiting at Sirte to confront them.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Land convoy sets out from Libya as part of Gaza flotilla effort

Two hundred participants from 25 different countries are participating in the convoy, riding in the 20 mobile homes, 7 ambulance or medical transport vehicles, and other locomotives.

Boats from a large flotilla attempting to break a maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip seen arriving at the Ashdod port, after the Israeli Navy took control of the vessels overnight.

US pledges new humanitarian aid to UN, says it must align with Trump's interests

The new funding pledge came on top of $2 billion in funding the US announced in December under a new mechanism designed to make aid funding and delivery more efficient and increase accountability.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Dozens of ships set sail from Turkey as Gaza flotilla tries second blockade run

Ships associated with the Gaza flotilla were traveling south of the GSF departure point from Marmaris, according to the activist group's ship tracker.

Vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted on international waters by the Israeli Navy, sail off the city of Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, May 1, 2026.