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Gaza Aid Efforts Falter as Hunger and Violence Escalate

Limited aid trucks enter Gaza after an 11-week blockade, but looting, airstrikes, and logistical challenges leave hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation.

Palestinians struggle to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, Friday, May 23, 2025.
Osama Abu Mosabbah, mourns his wife and two children who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike on the Gaza Strip, during their funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A truck loaded with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip makes its way to the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, in Israel-Gaza border, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Overview

  • Roughly 90–130 aid trucks have entered Gaza this week, but UN officials say this is far below the 600 trucks needed daily to address the humanitarian crisis.
  • Fifteen World Food Program trucks were looted overnight, and at least six Hamas guards protecting aid shipments were reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes.
  • The UN warns that half a million Gazans face starvation, with widespread malnutrition, especially among children, as food and medical supplies remain critically scarce.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to bypass UN aid systems with a US-backed foundation, a move rejected by international humanitarian organizations for undermining neutrality.
  • Ongoing Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 60 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, exacerbating civilian suffering and hindering relief efforts.