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I am tormented for my children,
Hossam Abu Aida, another resident of the Gaza Strip, told AFP
For them, I fear hunger and disease more than I do Israeli bombardment,
the 38-year-old addedWith this limited amount of aid, the humanitarian situation continues to get worse and worse,
Dr. Amjad Alshawa, director of the Palestinian NGOs Network, an umbrella group of Palestinian organizations, told NBC News on Wednesday
The question here remains whether Israel would allow an unconditional flow of aid to the Gaza Strip,
he said
Netanyahu continues to stall and insist on pursuing the war. There is no value to any agreement that doesn't stop the massacres in Gaza permanently,
senior Hamas official Sami Ab Zuhri said in response to Netanyahu's comments
The idea is to try and reach the most needy families, those who are desperate, as it is just the start,
Shawa saidSome bakeries will begin receiving flour to produce bread, and we expect the distribution of bread to begin later today,
Amjad al-Shawa, director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network in Gaza, told ReutersDuring the ceasefire, 600 trucks used to enter every day, which means that the current quantity is a drop in the ocean, nothing,
he saidThe problem is that to produce water we now need fuel,
Mr Crickx said
Often the water turns out to be half sweet [fresh], half salty,
said Raed al-Zaharneh, a father-of-four in Khan Younis who, like most Gazans, now relies on water delivered on lorriesWe don't have precise figures, but the cases are noticeably higher among children,
he said
Nothing can justify such violence. My thoughts go to their loved ones, their colleagues, and the State of Israel.”
In a post in English on X, the minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said
Many patients die simply because we cannot treat them in time. One of the most painful things to witness today is the suffering of children… we receive dozens of injuries, often with devastating wounds - burns, amputations, and severe head trauma,
he told The Independent from inside the medical centreSince the ceasefire collapsed in March 2025, conditions have deteriorated further in Gaza, compounded by nearly nine weeks of an ongoing blockade on humanitarian aid. The entire population in Gaza is rapidly running out of food and essential supplies with increasing risks of famine,
the agency saidThe lack of aid reaching ordinary Gazans is appalling,
she saidMost of the time, we have patients lying on the floor. Wounds are taking a long time to heal due to severe malnutrition and the toxic effects of the explosives on the wounds. The operating theatres are overwhelmed,
he said
None of this aid – that is a very limited number of trucks – has reached the Gaza population,
said Antoine Renard, country director of the World Food Programme
I’m here since eight in the morning, just to get one plate for six people while it is not enough for one person,
said Mahmoud al-Haw, who says he often waits for up to six hours a day hoping for some lentil soup to keep his children aliveNo one is distributing anything to us. Everyone is waiting for aid, but we haven't received anything,
she said
While IDF soldiers are fighting Hamas, there are those who are strengthening the false propaganda against the state of Israel,
Netanyahu, who leads the most rightwing government in Israel’s history, said