Aid agencies criticize Israel over Gaza conditions

Aid agencies criticize Israel over Gaza conditions

Around two-thirds of Gaza’s population, displaced by Israel’s war in the enclave, lives in tents, tens of thousands of which are now flooded after deadly storms.

Major international organizations, including the UN children’s agency and US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, criticized Israel for not providing sufficient access for humanitarian agencies combatting worsening storm conditions in Gaza. Around two-thirds of Gaza’s population, displaced by Israel’s war in the enclave, lives in tents, tens of thousands of which are now flooded after deadly storms.

Some 150,000 more shelters are being prevented from entering Gaza, pending Israel’s approval, aid organizations say. A year-old, US-brokered ceasefire has provided little relief: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least seven people yesterday. Israel said it has allowed in trucks stocked with winter aid supplies, but that full reconstruction of Gaza can only begin once the militant group Hamas “fully disarms.”

— Prashant Rao

In brief

Major international organizations, including the UN children’s agency and US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, criticized Israel for not providing sufficient access for humanitarian agencies combatting worsening storm conditions in Gaza. Some 150,000 more shelters are being prevented from entering Gaza, pending Israel’s approval, aid organizations say. A year-old, US-brokered ceasefire has provided little relief: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least seven people yesterday.

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