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Israel Blocks Gaza Humanitarian Aid, UN Warns Population Faces Famine

Relief deliveries consist largely of raw flour that cannot be consumed without cooking.

Supplies wait to be loaded on trucks to go into the Gaza Strip, at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, on its Israeli side, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Shafiek Tassiem
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo

Overview

  • United Nations humanitarian office reports only 600 of 900 pre-approved aid trucks have reached Gaza’s border this week.
  • OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke describes Gaza as “the hungriest place on earth” and warns every resident is at risk of famine.
  • Security screenings and bureaucratic hurdles have made it nearly impossible for most convoys to enter Gaza.
  • Almost all delivered supplies are uncooked staples such as flour, with virtually no ready-to-eat food reaching those in need.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent says half of Gaza’s medical facilities are non-operational due to fuel and equipment shortages.