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Only 100 Trucks Have Entered Gaza After 11 Weeks of Total Blockade and Imminent Mass Starvation

HeadlineMay 22, 2025

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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