They park on the Israeli side and forklift drivers jump into action, loading huge sacks of flour, along with boxes of watermelons, mangoes, tomatoes and onions.
But here’s the catch: Much of this humanitarian aid is piling up on the Gaza side of the border instead of traveling the last few miles to those suffering in the 10th month of the war between Israel and Hamas.
“Mr. Hadi witnessed the consequences of the breakdown in public order and safety as he entered and exited the Kerem Shalom crossing,” the U.N. relief agency said in a statement.
Hadi also visited the nearby city of Khan Younis, described as being “largely reduced to sand and rubble, without a single structure left untouched.”
Israel counters by saying that for the past month it has paused military operations along a 7-mile corridor during daylight hours to allow aid to move from the Kerem Shalom crossing to areas where Palestinians are concentrated in large numbers.
Independent experts say Gaza is at risk of famine and the entire population is struggling without enough food as families report going two and three days on a single meal.
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They park on the Israeli side and forklift drivers jump into action, loading huge sacks of flour, along with boxes of watermelons, mangoes, tomatoes and onions.
But here’s the catch: Much of this humanitarian aid is piling up on the Gaza side of the border instead of traveling the last few miles to those suffering in the 10th month of the war between Israel and Hamas.
“Mr. Hadi witnessed the consequences of the breakdown in public order and safety as he entered and exited the Kerem Shalom crossing,” the U.N. relief agency said in a statement.
Hadi also visited the nearby city of Khan Younis, described as being “largely reduced to sand and rubble, without a single structure left untouched.”
Israel counters by saying that for the past month it has paused military operations along a 7-mile corridor during daylight hours to allow aid to move from the Kerem Shalom crossing to areas where Palestinians are concentrated in large numbers.
Independent experts say Gaza is at risk of famine and the entire population is struggling without enough food as families report going two and three days on a single meal.
The original article contains 1,245 words, the summary contains 190 words. Saved 85%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
they irony that we use bots to reduce the fluff from articles written and fluffed by other bots… what a time to be alive.