"The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had brought about 560 tonnes of food per day on average into Gaza since the ceasefire began, but it was still below what was needed. Its spokesperson Abeer Etefa said: We're still below what we need, but we're getting there ... The ceasefire has opened a narrow window of opportunity, and WFP is moving very quickly and swiftly to scale up food assistance."
"Although 600 trucks are meant to enter Gaza each day, fewer than half that number make it through, and even that target falls short of the vast needs on the ground. Stringent restrictions on what can be transported means that some convoys are forced to turn back. During the war, Israel shut down entry and exit routes, largely blocking off food and medicine, which in turn caused a famine in parts of Gaza. The UN said it would take time to reverse the famine in Gaza and urged the opening of all crossing points."
Aid remains critically scarce in Gaza one week into the ceasefire, with Israeli delays restricting entry of food convoys. The WFP reported delivering about 560 tonnes of food per day on average since the ceasefire began, but that level falls short of needs. Drivers wait for hours at the Kissufim crossing and fewer than half of the intended 600 daily trucks enter Gaza. Stringent restrictions on cargo force some convoys to turn back. Israel's wartime shutdown of entry and exit routes largely blocked food and medicine, contributing to famine in parts of Gaza. The UN warned that reversing the famine will take time and urged opening all crossings.
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