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Gaza Aid Still Unaccounted For Amid Mounting International Pressure

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Israeli authorities have allowed a shipment of 93 aid trucks to enter Gaza, carrying essential supplies such as food, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals. However, the United Nations has reported that no aid has been distributed yet in Gaza, citing Israel's requirement for the supplies to be offloaded on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing.

    1. We are pointing to the imperative of getting supplies in to save an estimated 14,000 babies suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Gaza, as the IPC partnership has warned about. We need to get the supplies in as soon as possible, ideally within the next 48 hours.
    1. For now let me just say that we know for a fact that there are babies who are in urgent life-saving need of these supplements that need to come in because their mothers are unable to feed themselves.
    1. Today, one of our teams waited several hours for the Israeli green light to access the Kerem Shalom area and collect the nutrition supplies. Unfortunately, they were not able to bring those supplies into our warehouse.
    2. So just to make it clear, while more supplies have come into the Gaza Strip, we have not been able to secure the arrival of those supplies into our warehouses and delivery points.
    3. Today, one of our teams waited several hours for the Israeli green light to... collect the nutrition supplies. Unfortunately, they were not able to bring those supplies into our warehouse.
    4. Israeli authorities are requiring us to offload supplies on the Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom crossing and reload them separately once they secure our team's access from inside the Gaza Strip.
    1. I have data until the end of April, and it shows malnutrition on the rise.
    2. And then the worry is that if the current food shortage continues, it will exponentially increase, and then get beyond our control.
    1. We are pleased to see that aid is starting to flow in again.
    2. I understand your point that it's not in sufficient amounts, but we were pleased to see that decision was made.
Gaza Aid Still Unaccounted For Amid Mounting International Pressure