Israel Announces Humanitarian Crossing, Post-Invasion
AP reports Israel will reopen a key Gaza border crossing for Palestinian exit, citing COGAT (which oversees aid to Gaza) and an EU mission overseeing the exits. This 'reopening' comes nearly a year after Israel's military invaded and sealed the crossing in May 2024, choking off aid and trapping thousands. The World Health Organization (WHO) desperately needs 16,500 sick and wounded Gazans
evacuated, many of whom have surely suffered worsening conditions during the closure. COGAT’s statement carefully omits that this 'reopening' is less charity and more a retreat from a blockade Israel actively imposed. One might wonder if the U.S. State Department, which repeatedly green-lit weapons shipments to Israel even as aid stalled, sees this as a 'humanitarian' triumph, rather than an
admission of sustained, destructive policy.