Doctors Without Borders (MSF) criticized the Israeli government for its inadequate allowance of aid into Gaza, claiming it serves as a smokescreen rather than a solution. With only 100 aid trucks permitted daily since the siege, the situation remains dire compared to the 500 trucks before October 2023. MSF's emergency coordinator in Gaza pointed out that this tactic uses aid as leverage for military goals while the health infrastructure faces ongoing attacks and population displacement. UN officials echoed these sentiments, highlighting the urgent need for more substantial aid to prevent dire consequences, particularly for vulnerable infants.
"The Israeli authorities' decision to allow a ridiculously inadequate amount of aid into Gaza... signals their intention to avoid the accusation of starving people in Gaza, while in fact keeping them barely surviving."
"This plan is a way to instrumentalise aid, making it a tool to further Israeli forces' military objectives."
"The nine trucks cleared to enter... were 'a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed.'"
"14,000 babies could die within the next 48 hours if aid does not reach them in time."
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