Gaza aid deliveries still face Israeli roadblocks a week into ceasefire

"A week into the ceasefire, Israel has continued to seal Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt despite repeated international calls to allow in large-scale aid deliveries. Meanwhile, Israeli attacks killed and wounded several Palestinians in northern Gaza. For several days, the United Nations has warned that there has been little progress in aid deliveries into Gaza and that assistance must enter at scale through all border crossings to meet urgent humanitarian needs."

"The World Food Programme (WFP) said it has brought an average of 560 tonnes of food per day into Gaza since the ceasefire began last week, but the amount is still below what is needed. The UN agency said it has enough food to feed all of Gaza for three months. UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher said this week that thousands of aid vehicles would have to enter weekly to tackle widespread malnutrition, displacement, and a collapse of infrastructure."

"We're still below what we need, but we're getting there The ceasefire has opened a narrow window of opportunity, and WFP is moving very quickly and swiftly to scale up food assistance, WFP spokesperson Abeer Etefa told a news briefing in Geneva. But the WFP said it had not begun distributions in Gaza City, pointing to the continued closure of Zikim and Beit Hanoon, with Israeli forces remaining in the north of the enclave where the humanitarian crisis is most acute."

Israel has continued to seal the Rafah crossing with Egypt a week into the ceasefire, preventing large-scale aid deliveries despite international calls. Israeli attacks have killed and wounded Palestinians in northern Gaza during the truce. The United Nations reports little progress in aid deliveries and emphasizes that assistance must enter at scale through all border crossings to meet urgent humanitarian needs. The World Food Programme has averaged 560 tonnes of food per day since the ceasefire but remains below required levels. UN officials warn that thousands of aid vehicles are needed weekly to address malnutrition, displacement, and collapsing infrastructure.

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