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The main Gaza crossing is being stopped because it is too dangerous
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that northern Gaza is on the brink of famine as over 400,000 people remain in the area. According to the Health Ministry in Gaza Strip, over half of the 44,000 people killed by Israel were women and children. More than half of the WFP’s aid workers are women…
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In order to get aid into Gaza, the military has a daily tactical pause
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is concerned about the food supplies in the southern parts of Gaza. WFP’s Carl Skau said, ” Maybe for a couple of weeks they’ll have enough food, but if we cannot have access and sustain that…that’s going to be a big problem.” “We are really concerned…
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Israel allowed aid to be provided directly to North Gaza
The World Food Programme was able to deliver aid to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks with the help of an Israeli military road. US Vice President Joe Biden announced last week that the military would build afloating pier to deliver aid to Gaza as his administration grew frustrated that Israel couldn’t…
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There are hurdles to getting food to the starving population in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday allowed six trucks carrying supplies from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to enter the northern Gaza Strip for distribution, the Israeli military said. This is the first shipment of food from Cyprus to Gaza since the conflict between Israel and Hamas in October. The WFP said that people in the north…
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Dozens of civilians died in the Sudanese army’s battle with the RSF
Sudan on Sunday imposed a curfew after clashes broke out in the country between its military and an armed group. Several international agencies and organisations, including the UN’s World Food Programme, have temporarily stopped all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in the clashes. On Saturday, the army had seized control…