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"Israel partially lifted its aid blockade of Gaza this week in response to
intensifying international pressure over the man-made famine in the devastated
coastal strip.
The United Arab Emirates and Jordan airdropped 25 tonnes of food and
humanitarian supplies on Sunday. Israel has further announced daily pauses in
its military strikes on Gaza and the opening of humanitarian corridors to
facilitate UN aid deliveries.
Israel reports it has permitted 70 trucks per day into the strip since May 19.
This is well below the 500–600 trucks required per day, according to the United
Nations.
The UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has characterised the next few
days as “make or break” for humanitarian agencies trying to reach more than two
million Gazans facing “famine-like conditions”.
A third of Gazans have gone without food for several days and 90,000 women and
children now require urgent care for acute malnutrition. Local health
authorities have reported 147 deaths from starvation so far, 80% of whom are
children.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed – without any evidence –
“there is no starvation in Gaza”. This claim has been rejected by world
leaders, including Netanyahu ally US President Donald Trump."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
