Gaza, Israel and Blockade
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The United Nations’ World Food Programme has run out ... Israel’s humanitarian blockade of the besieged enclave. The agency says it delivered its final food stocks to kitchens in Gaza on ...
The World Food Program said in a statement that it delivered the last of its stocks to charity kitchens that it supports around Gaza.
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
Three days after Israel said it would ease its blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, little, if any, of the desperately needed food, fuel and medicine appeared to have reached Palestinians.
Greece has not signed a statement issued mostly by EU countries demanding Israel to allow the full resumption of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
W hen Reham Alkahlout, a mother of four, scours the markets in Al-Nasr, Gaza, she is gripped by a gnawing anxiety spurred by rows of scarce stalls, the acrid scent of burnt wood and plastic, and a scattering of overpriced essentials—if any are available at all.
One doctor says most wounded patients have lost weight in recent weeks while aid groups say malnutrition is on the rise across Gaza.
The World Central Kitchen charity says it is forced to halt aid operations in Gaza amid Israeli aid blockade. The US-based charity says it has run out of supplies and has been prevented by Israel from delivering much-needed aid.
Israel says it will allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza, after a 10-week blockade has pushed Gazans on the verge of starvation.
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The Israeli military said the new offensive in Gaza will not stop until the hostages are returned and Hamas is dismantled.
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