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May 22, 2025

Only 100 Trucks Have Entered Gaza After 11 Weeks of Total Blockade and Imminent Mass Starvation
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On Wednesday, Israel allowed just 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid
into Gaza - a tiny fraction of the 9,000 trucks that Israel is
continuing to hold up at Gaza's border amid a near-total blockade of
food, water and medicine. U.N. officials say that trickle of aid is far
short of what's needed to prevent a famine, and hasn't even been
distributed yet, due to extremely difficult conditions faced by
humanitarian workers. Starving children have been lining up for hours at
a community kitchen in Gaza City hoping for a meal.

Mais: "I've been standing since morning, and everyone is pushing. It's a
huge number of people trying just to get food. Everyone is rushing in.
How can I fill my plate? I can't. Every day is like this. People come
from inside and outside the camp for food. I've been here since early
morning. I tried to rush in and get some food, but I can't."



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