Food flows into Gaza as Israel eases fighting.
Gaza’s Hunger Crisis Escalates Amid Sporadic Aid Deliveries
Palestinians spend hours each day scouring limited aid distribution points to feed displaced families.
Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid routes, but humanitarian agencies warned vast amounts more were needed to stave off starvation.
Daily “Tactical Pause” Fosters Hope but Reveals Deep Shortages
Israel bowed to international pressure and announced a daily tactical pause in fighting in some areas.
Jamil Safadi, 37, shared his first successful haul of five kilos of flour with his neighbor after two weeks of dawn‑time searches.
Other Gazans reported aid trucks stolen or guards firing at them near US‑backed aid centers.
- Amir al‑Rash, 33, still without food, said “people have no choice but to try daily to get flour.”
- Israel imposed a blockade on March 2; nothing entered Gaza until late May when a trickle of aid resumed.
- The Israeli Defence Ministry’s civil affairs agency says UN and aid agencies picked up 120 truckloads on Sunday, with more on Monday.
Basic Supplies Arrive but Fail to Match Gaza’s Needs
Jordan, the UAE, and Egypt have begun air‑dropping and truck‑dropped aid.
UNRWA cautioned that Gaza needs at least 500–600 trucks of basic food, medicine, and hygiene supplies daily.
UNRWA’s 10,000 staff inside Gaza await deliveries: “One in every five children is malnourished in Gaza City. More children have reportedly died of hunger; the death toll of starving people is over 100.”
Field Hospital C‑Section Highlights Humanitarian Impacts
Eightteen people killed by Israeli fire Monday.
A pregnant woman was among the dead; the Palestinian Red Crescent performed a Caesarean section in a field hospital, saving the fetus.
Truce Talks Stall; Netanyahu Pushes Forward with Campaign to Destroy Hamas
Israel and Hamas truce talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have stumbled.
Netanyahu remains determined to push on with the campaign to destroy Hamas and recover Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
The violence in Gaza came against the backdrop of a UN conference in New York where France and Saudi Arabia will lead a diplomatic effort to revive the moribund push for a two‑state peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
