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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 Program
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 aliveThis exacerbates the man-made catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and poses a serious threat to the security and stability of the region. Israel should allow and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance without impediment from all land routes and crossings along with utilizing air and sea aid delivery to address the catastrophic situation in Gaza,
the committee said while emphasizing
So far ... none of the supplies have been able to leave the Kerem Shalom loading area,
said U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric,
The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly worrying and painful,
he said
While IDF soldiers are fighting Hamas, there are those who are strengthening the false propaganda against the State of Israel,
he said
It is time to end the war of extermination against the Palestinian people. I reiterate that we will not leave, and we will remain here on the land of our homeland, Palestine,
Abbas said, demanding the immediate entry of aid, the release of detainees, and a full withdrawal from Gaza
We don’t want anything other than that they end the war. We don’t want charity kitchens. Even dogs wouldn’t eat this, let alone children,
she said, pointing at the soupThe Israeli authorities’ decision to allow a ridiculously inadequate amount of aid into Gaza after months of an air-tight siege signals their intention to avoid the accusation of starving people in Gaza, while, in fact, keeping them barely surviving,
Coissard said
The risk of famine in the Gaza Strip is not just possible – it is increasingly likely,
the IPC said, warningI renew my fervent appeal to allow for the entry of fair humanitarian help and to bring to an end the hostilities, the devastating price of which is paid by children, the elderly and the sick,
the pope said during his weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s SquareThey are still stuck at the border crossing. Only five trucks have made it in, ... This could be another sign of the systematic obstruction of aid in Gaza.”
Abu Azzoum said, addingI call on world leaders to take urgent and decisive measures to break the siege on our people in the Gaza Strip,
Abbas said, demanding the immediate entry of aid, an end to the Israeli offensive, the release of detainees and a full withdrawal from GazaI heard Olmert and Yair Golan - and it's shocking,
he said in a videoed statementThere is no flour, no food, no water,
said Sabah Warsh Agha, a 67-year-old woman from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya sheltering in a cluster of tents near to the beach in Gaza CityI hope that it comes soon,
he said, referring to the aid being held at the border
The countries see that the situation in Gaza is untenable... and what we want is to unblock the humanitarian aid,
she said
No one is distributing anything to us. Everyone is waiting for aid, but we haven't received anything,
she told AFPBut even if we get some flour today, it seems we won’t have anything close to what’s needed to feed people,
Mr. Awad said
Today we will mostly eat lentils, or pasta,
Riyadh al-Housari, a 25-year-old in Gaza City, said in a phone interview