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Added on the 07/04/2021 21:31:13 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
UK leader Rishi Sunak announces after his trip to the Middle East that Britain is sending an additional £20 million ($24 million) of aid to help civilians in Gaza affected by the war between Israel and Hamas. SOUNDBITE
Gaza Strip, Apr 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Mohammed Saber).- The were no celebrations in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after the announcement by the US government on the resumption of humanitarian, economic and development aid for the Palestinians, after it was halted during Donald Trump's presidency (2017-2021). FOOTAGE OF A UNRWA SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOW CLOSED, IN GAZA.
Smoke rises as aid is airdropped over Gaza City. Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in Gaza. IMAGES
Seen from Israel, parachutes carrying humanitarian aid drift towards the ground after being airdropped over northern Gaza. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden urges Hamas to move on a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, while calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory. "It's now up to Hamas, they need to move on the proposal that's been made," Biden tells a press conference at the White House, adding that the amount of aid getting into Gaza following a tense call with Netanyahu was "not enough." SOUNDBITE