Gazans Wait For Aid As Israel Faces Mounting Pressure

This 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

The 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, warning

Mahmoud Abbaspalestinian President

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

They 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, adding

I 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 Square

Mahmoud Abbaspalestinian President

I 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 Gaza

I heard Olmert and Yair Golan - and it's shocking,

he said in a videoed statement

There 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 City

I 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

The aid will address the food needs of approximately 15,000 civilians in the Gaza Strip in the initial phase,

it said

No one is distributing anything to us. Everyone is waiting for aid, but we haven't received anything,

she told AFP

But 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

We don’t plan meals anymore. We just work with whatever we can find,

said Sabah ِAbu al-Roos, 63, in the central city of Deir al-Balah

Meanwhile, evacuation orders are continuing to uproot the population, while Israeli forces are still subjecting health facilities to intensive attacks,

MSF said

This plan is a way to instrumentalise aid, making it a tool to further Israeli forces' military objectives,

she added

The current authorisation for 100 per day, when the situation is so dire, is woefully inadequate,

MSF said in the statement

This has gone beyond self defence on the part of Israel, this is an attack that we can no longer tolerate.”

And he added