Australia Blasts Israel After Major Gaza Move
- Australia, along with 22 other countries, has called on Israel to lift its blockade and allow unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza after nearly three months of severe restrictions.
- The demand follows Israel's partial resumption of minimal aid shipments after cutting off all food, fuel, and medicine nearly three months ago.
- Aid trucks carrying baby food and other supplies entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom, but the plan forces many Palestinians to move south and is widely insufficient.
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated Gaza's people must receive essential aid, while UN and aid groups call the deliveries a 'trickle amongst a sea of need.'
- The limited aid highlights worsening humanitarian conditions and international calls for unimpeded access, ceasefire, and a two-state solution to ensure regional stability.
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