Sunday, October 19, 2025

It's still midnight in Gaza (restricted entry of essential supplies edition)

 
Top headline:  The Source
Bottom headline:  Middle East Monitor 
The quality of humanitarian aid entering Gaza is as important as its quantity, and there is an urgent need for unrestricted access to basic supplies, according to UNICEF’s top emergency coordinator. 
Palestinians in Gaza need tents, plastic sheeting, and clean drinking water, as well as fuel and equipment, to produce and distribute water, and pipes to repair wells and desalination plants, Hamish Young said in an interview with Anadolu on Friday. 
Speaking while waiting with his team near the Kissufim crossing, east of Deir al-Balah, Young added: “We have 50 trucks waiting for permission to move, carrying medical and hygiene supplies essential to saving children’s lives.” 
Since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, Israel has allowed 653 aid trucks into Gaza, far below the 600-truck daily quota stipulated in the agreement, according to Gaza government media office director Ismail Thawabta.  [emphasis added'

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