Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays, as pressure mounts on Israel
2025-05-22 17:35:15 source：CGTN
May 22, 2025
Israel allowed 98 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, as UN officials reported that distribution issues had meant that no aid had so far reached people in need.
After an 11-week blockade on supplies entering Gaza, the Israeli military said the aid trucks entered on Monday and Tuesday. But even those minimal supplies have not made it to Gaza's soup kitchens, bakeries, markets and hospitals, according to aid officials and local bakeries that were standing by to receive supplies of flour.
"None of this aid – that is a very limited number of trucks – has reached the Gaza population," said Antoine Renard, country director of the World Food Program.
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