Food piles up at Gaza crossing as aid agencies say unable to work

Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat.

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Humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip wait to be load into trucks at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between southern Israel and Gaza, on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. -- Photo: Ahikam Seri / AFP

2024-06-23 10:08:25

Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat.

More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have led to dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and repeated UN warnings of famine.

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