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 through the Kerem Shalom crossing, ending nearly three months of Israel’s blockade.
- In March, Israel ended a ceasefire and restarted its military campaign, but later allowed a limited flow of aid into Gaza in response to international concerns and demands from key supporters such as the United States.
- UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher acknowledged the arrival of aid as a positive step, yet emphasized that the assistance represents only a small fraction of the urgent needs amid limited resources and unstable conditions.
- The UK, France, and Canada condemned the aid as wholly inadequate, threatening concrete actions including sanctions if Israel does not stop new military operations in Gaza.
- The aid entry offers limited relief to over 2 million Palestinians, but experts warn of famine and the ongoing war has displaced 90% of Gaza’s population and killed over 53,000 Palestinians.
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MSF: Traumatized Gazan Children Tell Aid Workers They’d Prefer to Die
At the U.N. Security Council, the head of Doctors Without Borders blasted the U.S. for its repeated vetoes of Gaza ceasefire resolutions. MSF Secretary General Christopher Lockyear addressed the 15-member U.N. body Thursday. Christopher Lockyear: “Children who do survive this war will not only bear the visible wounds of traumatic injuries, but the invisible ones, too: those of repeated displacements, constant fear and witnessing family members l…
Aid Trucks Finally Enter Gaza, at the Drop
On Monday, the Israeli government announced the partial resumption of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, before a new mechanism was put in place, with, according to our information, very restrictive conditions. It took international pressure to alleviate them. A few trucks entered the evening of Wednesday.
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