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Aid Arrives but Falls Short of Gazans' Needs Amid Renewed Israeli Strikes
- Israel resumed military strikes on Gaza on March 18, 2025, amid ongoing conflict following Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack that killed 1,218 Israelis mostly civilians.
- The renewed hostilities followed months of an Israeli blockade imposed on March 2 that caused severe shortages of food and medicine in Gaza's population of 2.4 million.
- Despite Israel allowing 93 UN aid trucks carrying flour, baby food, medical supplies, and drugs into Gaza, aid groups and residents described the volume as grossly insufficient.
- Doctors Without Borders criticized Israel’s limited allowance of aid into Gaza as insufficient and misleading, while MSF’s emergency coordinator in Khan Yunis said the small amount of aid is intended to avoid accusations of starving the population but only barely sustains those trapped under the ongoing siege.
- The limited aid delivery amid continued airstrikes and mounting international pressure suggests the humanitarian crisis in Gaza remains severe and unresolved.
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Despite being ready to assist, the Red Cross has been denied access to the hostages in Gaza. One official told Fox News Digital that the organization is prepared to help the hostages while meeting Gazans' needs.
Aid arrives but falls short of Gazans' needs amid renewed Israeli strikes
The UN said Wednesday that it had started handing out supplies from around 90 truckloads of aid into Gaza. This marks the first delivery since an Israeli blockade began in early March. As famine looms and international pressure mounts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may consider a temporary ceasefire to secure hostage releases but vowed to continue its military campaign for "total control" of Gaza.
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Australia signed a joint statement calling for Israel to allow aid to enter Gaza but has not followed the UK, France and Canada in threatening to place sanctions on Israel.
MSF Accuses Israel of Using Limited Gaza Aid as a ‘Smokescreen’ - Quds News Network
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The limited number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza falls far short of meeting the territory’s vast humanitarian needs and instead serves as a “smokescreen” for Israel to “pretend the siege is over,” according to the medical charity Doctors Without Borders. “The Israeli authorities’ decision to allow a ridiculously inadequate amount of aid into Gaza after months of an air-tight siege signals their intention to avoid the …
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