Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days, US military says
Israel - Hamas war: US Navy personnel construct a pier to assist aid to Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea. Photograph: US Navy/Reuterson Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the United Nations and relief groups for months in distributing assistance to the
“Once you get food or supplies into the Gaza Strip, whether it’s from the pier or crossing points, there is no security and ... there’s no fuel,” said Bob Kitchen, the International Rescue Committee’s vice-president for emergencies.
The United Nations and aid groups have long complained of the dangers and obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza. Israel is retaliating against Hamas over an October 7th attack in which Israel says militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 people hostage. The Hamas-controlled health authority in Gaza says Israel has killed more than 35,000 people in Gaza since then.
The Israeli military distributed leaflets to more than a million Palestinians who had initially sought refuge in Rafah from fighting in other parts of the Gaza Strip.
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