Australia, UK, Canada and Italy urge Israel to allow ‘rapid’ Gaza aid access

Australia, the UK, Canada and Italy on Sunday urged Israel to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to Gaza, calling the situation on the ground “dire”. “We today urge the Government of Israel to stop the delays now and allow immediate, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access throughout Gaza,” the countries said in a joint statement. The four foreign ministries highlighted recent floods that have “brought further suffering”. Heavy rain earlier this month swept away tens of thousands of...