Israel lets more aid trucks into Gaza
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Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.
In Gaza, the death toll is rising as the starvation and malnutrition crisis worsens. The UN’s aid chief warned the coming days will be “make or break” for humanitarian efforts as aid slowly trickles amid the Israel’s military daily pause in operations.
"President Trump wants to alleviate suffering for the people of Gaza because he has a humanitarian heart. He announced a new aid plan today to help Gazans obtain crucial access to food – details are forthcoming," White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a comment to ABC News.
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The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 60,000.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” the leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert Tuesday, predicting “widespread death” without immediate action.
Overnight, one of our open-source reporters obtained a new satellite image which shows what appears to be aid trucks surrounded by crowds - we’ll bring you that shortly. We’re also verifying footage of overnight strikes in Gaza which reportedly killed 30 people.
1don MSN
At least 78 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip by Israeli strikes or gunfire, according to local health officials.