"Despite some progress in delivering food to Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, the enclave ravaged by Israeli bombardment and racked by hunger remains in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations has said. The UN and its partners have been able to get 37,000 metric tonnes of aid, mostly food, into Gaza since the October 10 ceasefire, but much more is needed, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters on Friday."
"Despite significant progress on the humanitarian scale-up, people's urgent needs are still immense, with impediments not being lifted quickly enough since the ceasefire, Haq said. Haq was critical that entry of humanitarian supplies into Gaza continues to be limited to only two crossings the al-Karara (also known as Kissufim) and Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossings. There is no direct access to northern Gaza from Israel or to southern Gaza from Egypt, while NGO staff are being denied access, he said."
Humanitarian assistance to Gaza has increased with 37,000 metric tonnes, mostly food, delivered since the October 10 ceasefire, but needs remain far greater. Deliveries are confined to two crossings, al-Karara (Kissufim) and Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom), with no direct access to northern Gaza from Israel or to southern Gaza from Egypt. NGO staff are being denied access. The UN distributed food parcels to one million people but warned of a race to save lives. Palestinians face severe shortages of food, water, medicine and shelter after prolonged Israeli bombardment, and tens of thousands, mainly children, risk malnutrition.
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