Humanitarian aid enters Gaza, but UN warns it's still not enough: What Israel needs to do is very simple'
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Humanitarian aid enters Gaza, but UN warns it's still not enough: What Israel needs to do is very simple'
"Although these heavy vehicles carrying supplies are far greater in volume than those arriving before the ceasefire came into effect, their contents remain insufficient, the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have warned. They believe a chasm separates the needs created by two years of the Israeli offensive with a declared famine in the north and 2.1 million people reduced to destitution from the aid that has begun to arrive."
"These supplies, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told the BBC, fell short of what is needed. Chris McIntosh, humanitarian response advisor for the NGO Oxfam in Gaza, noted that the influx of supplies must be a steady flow, which has not yet been achieved. A spokeswoman for the UN World Food Programme assured on Saturday that the promised increase in the number of trucks has not yet occurred."
Long lines of trucks assembled on the Egyptian side at Rafah to access Kerem Shalom and Al Auja, the two crossings Israel opened for humanitarian aid. Following a ceasefire, 400 Egyptian Red Crescent trucks with supplies and 50 carrying fuel crossed by mid-afternoon, alongside vehicles from organizations including the U.N. World Food Program. The number of trucks approached but did not fully meet the initial daily target. Celebratory scenes accompanied deliveries, but the United Nations and aid groups warned supplies remain insufficient. Two years of offensive, declared famine in the north, and 2.1 million people in destitution create needs far exceeding incoming aid. Humanitarian agencies called for a steady flow and criticized obstacles that continue to slow aid delivery.
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