"The United Nations humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged Israel to immediately open more crossings into the famine-stricken Gaza Strip to allow for a surge in aid deliveries. In remarks to reporters on Wednesday, Fletcher said that the UN is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid for Gaza, saying the hundreds of relief trucks cleared to enter the devastated enclave were nowhere near the thousands needed to ease a humanitarian disaster."
"Vast swaths of the coastal territory have been reduced to a wasteland by Israeli bombardments and air strikes that have killed nearly 68,000 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities. Thousands of humanitarian vehicles must enter weekly to avert further catastrophe, he told the Reuters news agency. We have 190,000 metric tonnes of provisions on the borders waiting to go in and we're determined to deliver."
More crossings into the Gaza Strip must be opened immediately to allow a surge in humanitarian aid deliveries. Hundreds of relief trucks cleared so far are far below the thousands needed weekly to ease the humanitarian disaster. Some 190,000 metric tonnes of provisions sit on the borders waiting to enter. Israel's two-year war on Gaza has displaced almost all of the Strip's 2.2 million residents, and famine is present in the north. Vast swaths of the territory have been reduced to a wasteland by bombardments and air strikes that have killed nearly 68,000 Palestinians. Armoured vehicles and tanks remain in parts of Gaza City, preventing many residents from returning.
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