![]() ![]() He concluded by highlighting that these "true heroes" also need protection. Griffiths praised the aid workers on the Palestinian side of the border who "immediately sprang to action to offload the goods" from the trucks "despite the risks." Safe humanitarian access to people across Gaza is also critical. Some 406,000 people are sheltering in facilities belonging to UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, which said on Sunday that its fuel supply will be gone in three days. Gaza was already in a dire humanitarian state due to years of blockade after Hamas took control in 2006, and UN agencies have described the situation now as "catastrophic". Humanitarians report that more than one million people are displaced in Gaza, water systems are at five per cent of normal capacity, and hospitals are overstretched and on the verge of collapse. The Next Chapter: Making Peace with Hard Memories, Finding Hope All Around Me, and Clearing Space for Good Things to Come Hardcover 26.09 28.99 Save 10. Israel responded with continuous air strikes, a complete siege of Gaza, and orders for people to evacuate the northern part of the enclave. The UN has been appealing for a continuous flow of aid to Gaza and for Hamas to release dozens of hostages seized during its deadly incursion into southern Israel on 7 October, igniting the crisis. Hundreds more trucks are on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing awaiting entry. The 20 trucks brought in desperately needed items such as medical supplies, tins of tuna and tomato paste, wheat flour, and enough drinking water for 22,000 people for a day. On Saturday, an initial convoy entered Gaza, where more than two million people have been cut off from water, food, medicine, fuel and other essentials in the wake of the current hostilities.
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