US EditionIsrael Will Allow a Small Amount of Food Into Gaza as Allies Say Famine Means No More Support
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on May 19, 2025, that Israel will resume allowing a limited amount of food aid into Gaza following weeks of blockade.
- Netanyahu decided to resume limited aid to Gaza following pressure from important allies who indicated they might withdraw their full backing of Israel’s military campaign if images of hunger in the territory persisted.
- The aid will be minimal and distributed via U.S.-backed hubs secured by the Israeli military to prevent Hamas from accessing supplies, as Israel intensifies its offensive and plans to displace hundreds of thousands.
- A convoy of 20 trucks delivering primarily food aid was anticipated to arrive on Monday, amid continued hostilities that included an Israeli raid in Khan Younis and an airstrike on a shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp that resulted in five fatalities.
- The easing of the blockade signals an attempt to prevent famine in Gaza for practical and diplomatic reasons, as international concern grows and Netanyahu pledges to take full control of Gaza excluding Hamas from aid.
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The situation in the Gaza Strip remains tense. Israel has launched a large-scale ground offensive to weaken Hamas and force the release of hostages.
“What will come in the next few days [to Gaza] is a little flour for bakeries and public kitchens that give a daily ration of cooked food. Civilians will receive a pita bread and a plate of food. That’s all.” This Monday, the ultra-right Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, described the food that the people of Gaza will receive in the coming days. What his government partner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had already described the ev…
Israel to Allow "Basic Amount of Food" into Gaza for the First Time Since March
Hundreds of internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen in Gaza city to receive limited food rations, 18 May 2025. Kitchen administrators warn their stocks would run out in two days due to the suspension of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip. Credit: EPA/HAITHAM IMAD via AMNA Israel has announced it will allow a “basic amount of food” to enter Gaza on Monday, after a 10-week blockade has pushed the population of the …
It is good news that Israel wants to send aid to Gaza again, but that pressure from Washington was necessary is a testament to Israeli policy.
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