Israel’s Military Says Airdrops Of Aid Will Begin In Gaza
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Gaza, Israel and mass starvation
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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.
Israel’s army is expected to begin another 10-hour pause in military activity in parts of Gaza as aid agencies call on all border crossings to be opened.
Israel said Monday that more than 120 truckloads of food aid were distributed by the U.N. and aid agencies in the Gaza Strip, French news agency AFP reported. Both aid groups and people with family in Gaza described the situation as the worst it has ever been.
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At least 78 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip by Israeli strikes or gunfire, according to local health officials.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to press Israel for more food aid to Gaza. Trump made the statement during a meeting Monday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
International Rescue Committee's Vice President of Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Bob Kitchen joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss the worsening famine in Gaza.
Spokesperson for the UN Agency OCHA which coordinates humanitarian aid in Gaza, Olga Cherevko, told CNN’s Ben Hunte that she has ‘no words’ when she sees her friends in Gaza as they are in such a desperate state.
President Trump said the US and other nations are giving money and food to Gaza but that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “got to sort of like run it.”
On Monday, President Donald Trump urged Israel to get people living in Gaza food, adding that the U.S is also preparing to set up food centers in Gaza. Advocates from Little Rock Peace For Palestine have joined in the fight to end hunger.