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Aid Trucks Stalled as Gaza Faces Rising Starvation and Healthcare Collapse

Despite Israel's limited easing of an 11-week blockade, humanitarian aid remains undelivered, with 29 starvation-related deaths reported and hospitals nearing total shutdown.

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Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, on Tuesday. The UN says 80 per cent of Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. Israel, pressing a newly expanded military offensive across the Gaza Strip, has faced mounting pressure including from key backer the United States to end the aid blockade it imposed on March 2.
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Overview

  • Israel has allowed approximately 198 aid trucks into Gaza since mid-May, but none of the supplies have reached civilians due to logistical bottlenecks and inspections.
  • Palestinian health officials report 29 starvation-related deaths among children and the elderly in recent days, with thousands more at risk of severe malnutrition.
  • Gaza's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, with only 7 out of 36 hospitals partially functional and ambulance capacity reduced to one-third due to fuel shortages.
  • Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and other humanitarian groups accuse Israel of using limited aid deliveries as a 'smokescreen' to deflect accountability for the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
  • Desperation is mounting as civilians face overcrowded soup kitchens, looted aid trucks, and insufficient supplies, while the UN warns that 600 aid trucks per day are needed to avert famine.