For the first time in months, UN humanitarian aid has entered Gaza, offering a fragile lifeline to millions facing catastrophic hunger. In a nighttime operation, 90 truckloads of supplies—including ready-to-use therapeutic food and nutritional supplements—were offloaded at a UNICEF warehouse in Deir al-Balah. 🚚✨
The World Food Programme also helped restart bread production at bakeries in southern and central Gaza, with loaves now distributed through community kitchens. 🥖 Yet OCHA warns this aid is a 'drop in the ocean' for Gaza's 2.1 million residents, who’ve endured an 80-day blockade on essentials like fresh food, clean water, and fuel.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, stressed that nearly 500,000 people are 'teetering on the edge of starvation.' While the delivery marks progress, Israel’s cooperation is critical to ensure convoys can safely reach northern Gaza and commercial markets resume.
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UN aid reaches Gaza for first time in months amid famine risk
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