US EditionFirst aid trucks enter Gaza after almost three-month Israeli blockade, UN says
- On Monday, five aid vehicles delivering infant nutrition and additional essential supplies entered Gaza for the first time in nearly three months following the Israeli blockade.
- Amid concerns that images of starvation could erode international support, Israel agreed to send limited aid to Gaza after key partners, such as the United States, expressed their objections to the ongoing military offensive.
- The trucks used the Kerem Shalom crossing and arrived in a territory home to over 2 million Palestinians suffering scarce resources and warnings of famine.
- U.N. Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the aid a “drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed” but a “welcome development,” and noted more trucks may enter soon.
- Despite aid entry, Israel continues military operations, prompting criticism and sanctions threats from countries including the U.K., France and Canada over impacts on Gaza’s population.
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Limited Aid Enters Gaza Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis - teleSUR English
After 11 weeks of blockade, Israel has allowed a small number of aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip, delivering baby food and essential supplies, according to COGAT, the Israeli defense body overseeing aid coordination. The decision came after growing diplomatic pressure, particularly from the United States, Britain, and the European Union, with leaders condemning Gaza’s worsening humanitarian disaster as “unacceptable.” The #Gaza Strip is like…
The Military Stops Drivers at the Border – Pallets of Baby Food Are Destroyed
The people of Gaza are in urgent need of food, medicine and supplies. After almost three months of blockade, some emergency aid has now been allowed to roll in. At the same time, Israel's military is denying drivers at the border crossing. - Here is a truck from UNICEF with fresh baby food that is not being allowed in, says SVT's foreign correspondent Stina Blomgren, on site at the Kerem Shalom border crossing.
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