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Israel Is Letting a Trickle of Aid Into Gaza for the First Time in 2 1/2 Months. Here's What to Know

After over two and a half months of complete import restrictions, Israel has started permitting a small supply of essential supplies, including medical aid and provisions, to reach the Gaza Strip, which is home to 2 million Palestinians.
The blockade began on March 2 to pressure Hamas to accept a more favorable ceasefire after Hamas signed an agreement in January, but Israel broke the truce with deadly airstrikes two weeks later.
Since Monday, just a small number of aid vehicles have reached Gaza, but none of the supplies have been distributed due to hold-ups linked to Israeli military protocols amid the most severe humanitarian crisis in 19 months of conflict.
Close to 500,000 Palestinians are at risk of severe hunger, with another million struggling to obtain sufficient food, while the U.K., France, and Canada have criticized the aid as seriously insufficient and warned they may take firm measures, including sanctions.
The partial easing reflects pressure from Israel’s allies but does not end the conflict, as Israel remains committed to continuing military operations until all hostages are freed and Hamas is neutralized, amid warnings that current aid plans risk displacement and violate humanitarian principles.

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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SZ Podcast: Help for Gaza and Pressure on Netanyahu

After more than two months, Israel is again leaving aid supplies to the Gaza Strip – the situation of the people on the ground is unlikely to improve.

3 days ago·Munich, Germany

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Israel Is Finally Letting Some Aid Into Gaza. Here's Why It's Not Close To Enough.

Given the Israeli military's increased bombardment, experts warn against seeing the trickle of aid now coming in after a three-month blockade as a mercy.

4 days ago·United States

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Los Angeles Times

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Israel Allows Aid to Enter Gaza for the First Time in More than 2 Months.

Israel has begun to allow limited entry of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after preventing all imports into the territory, with more than two million inhabitants, for more than two and a half months.

4 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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BBC News

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BBC Verify examines Israeli strikes as minimal aid enters Gaza

Israel says its reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza, after blocking supplies from entering the territory for the last 11 weeks. BBC Verify has been looking into the latest strikes and aid situation in Gaza.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Ynet News

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Israeli company to supply wheat to Gaza, alongside basic food packages

UN’s WFP buys 7,000 tons of wheat from Israel’s Shintraco for $2M; U.S. firm seeks local suppliers for family food packs with oil, legumes, and halva, despite no formal tenders

4 days ago·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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palinfo.com

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GMO: Not a single grain of wheat allowed to enter Gaza for nearly three months

No humanitarian aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip for more than 80 days under the tight blockade and worsening famine, the Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip said on Monday.

4 days ago

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