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'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza, but only at a trickle for now
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on October 20, 2023
President Joe Biden has reached an agreement with the Egyptian president to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. The aid, which includes medical supplies and food, will be overseen by the United Nations and Red Crescent Societies. The trucks will enter through the Rafah Crossing on Egypt's border with Gaza, and UN...
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Published on October 19, 2023 - 00:30
WHO calls for daily humanitarian aid flow into Gaza
"20 trucks is a drop in the ocean of need right now in Gaza," says Michael Ryan, Executive Director, of the World Health Oragnisation’s Health Emergencies Programme, adding that "humanitarian assistance needs to move every day" from Egypt into the war-torn Gaza Strip. Hundreds of trucks full of supplies are still waiting on the Egyptian side of the border after US President Joe Biden struck a deal with Egypt and Israel to allow relief into Gaza, which is home to a population of 2.4 million people.
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