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Germany Says ‘Very Insufficient’ Aid Entering Gaza
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 2 – Germany says aid deliveries to Gaza remain very insufficient to alleviate starvation risks for over two million Palestinians despite increased truck crossings and food airdrops.
- On Saturday, the German government said the amount of aid entering Gaza remains "very insufficient" despite limited initial progress, according to government spokesman Stefan Kornelius.
- In recent weeks, Berlin has taken a tougher stance, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visiting Gaza and the German military staging its first food airdrops, amid criticism of aid sufficiency.
- The United Nations said 6,000 trucks await Israeli permission, while Germany expressed concern that large quantities of aid are being withheld by Hamas and criminal organisations, despite Israel's 'considerably' increased crossings to about 220 daily.
- A German security cabinet on Saturday discussed options for pressuring Israel, including a partial arms suspension, but no decision was made.
- Aid agencies warn that more than two million Palestinians face starvation, while Jonathan Whittall, OCHA, said real aid theft is carried out by criminal gangs under Israeli forces' watch.
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The amount of aid reaching the Gaza Strip remains "grossly insufficient" despite some improvement in the situation, the German government said on Saturday after ministers discussed ways to increase pressure on Israel.
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Germany says 'very insufficient' aid entering Gaza
The German government said on Saturday that there has been "limited initial progress in the delivery of humanitarian aid to the population of the Gaza Strip". Israel has alleged that much of the aid is being siphoned off by Hamas, which runs Gaza. But the UN's agency for coordinating humanitarian affairs has said in the past that the real theft of aid has been carried out by criminal gangs under the watch of Israeli forces
Amount of aid entering Gaza remains ‘very insufficient’
BERLIN: The amount of aid entering Gaza remains “very insufficient” despite a limited improvement, the German government said on Saturday after ministers discussed ways to heighten pressure on Israel. The criticism came after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited the region on Thursday and Friday, and the German military staged its first food airdrops into Gaza, where aid
The spokesman for the German government Stefan Kornelius with "first limited progress" but "very insufficient". At the same time, the health authorities controlled by Hamas number eighteen people killed by Israeli fire.
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