Worldfocus » International Committee of the Red Cross http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Gaza strikes pause briefly to allow humanitarian aid http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/07/gaza-strikes-pause-briefly-to-allow-humanitarian-aid/3504/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/07/gaza-strikes-pause-briefly-to-allow-humanitarian-aid/3504/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:03:45 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3504 The Israeli military stopped its strikes for a few hours on Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and it says it will continue to allow some food and fuel into the region in the coming days.

Strikes resumed, as did Hamas rockets, after the pause.

Bernard Barrett of the International Committee of the Red Cross joins Martin Savidge to discuss the effectiveness of aid in Gaza, the state of hospitals there and how the ground invasion has impacted the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate.

Bernard Barrett of the International Committee of the Red Cross discusses the brief pause in fighting and describes how the ground invasion has impacted the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate. /files/2009/01/th_gaza_bennett.jpg /files/2009/01/th_gaza_bennett.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/07/gaza-strikes-pause-briefly-to-allow-humanitarian-aid/3504/feed/