Yasser Ghandi is a terrorist who reportedly took part in the October 7 attack against Israel and was killed in the recent Israeli drone strike in Gaza. It was later confirmed by the Israeli Defense Forces that the strike had targeted a cell of gunmen operating in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Ghandi is said to have been implicated in infiltrating Israel in the October 7 attacks. His death is confirmed amidst reports of another Israeli strike which targeted tents hosting displaced Palestinians in Deir Al-Balah, killing two people. Footage from Reuters showed firefighters going from tent to tent trying to extinguish a fire, as wreckage and scattered debris littered the ground, complete with tins of preserved food.
This attack on internally displaced persons came on the same day the IDF announced it had delivered hundreds of food packets to isolated areas in northern Gaza.
In related developments, the Biden administration reportedly said Israel has not breached U.S. law on the amount of aid into Gaza, as humanitarian agencies counter the assistance remains insufficient. Hours before a deadline set by the Biden administration to better the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Israel announced it would open another crossing for aid into the territory.
Last month, Blinken and Austin, in a rare step, wrote to Israel, setting a November 13 deadline to comply with U.S. law on humanitarian aid. Asked if Israel had complied with U.S. demands, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel noted that the U.S. did not consider Israel to be in breach of the law.
Patel said the humanitarian situation in Gaza was still critical, but recent Israeli actions had been seen as some positive steps in the right direction. But he pointed out that Israel had failed to meet a number of specific metrics detailed in the letter, including an allowance for at least 350 trucks per day into Gaza.
