Israel says it will ease blockade but has not clarified if it will allow supplies at scale needed to reverse hunger crisis
Palestinians wary as Israel begins military pauses to allow ‘minimal’ aid into Gaza
On Sunday morning, Israel announced it would begin a daily “humanitarian pause” in three densely populated areas of Gaza as it comes under increasing international pressure to alleviate the territory’s worsening starvation crisis.
Other measures also announced include the resumption of airdropped aid, the activation of a desalination plant and the provision of humanitarian corridors to facilitate UN aid deliveries within Gaza.
Last week the territory slipped into a full-blown starvation crisis, with dozens dying from hunger. According to the World Food Programme, 90,000 women and children are in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition, while one in three people are going without food for days.
