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UN agency says 6,000 lorries' worth of aid ready to enter Gaza and urges Israel to allow access
"Israel sends tanks into central Gaza's Deir al-Balah for first time"
23 July 2025
Palestinian mother holds her child, who has been losing weight due to malnutrition, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on July 24, 2025.
Summary
* A UN agency says it has 6,000 trucks' worth of aid waiting to enter Gaza as it warns "the hunger crisis in Gaza has never been so dire"
*I A doctor in Gaza says Palestinians are "not close to famine, we're living it", while an aid worker tells the BBC "hunger is everywhere"
* Israel says 150 food trucks were collected by the UN and other agencies inside Gaza on Wednesday, adding that another 800 are waiting collection
* This week, more than 100 international aid organisations warned of mass starvation in Gaza, blaming an Israeli "siege"
* The Hamas-run health ministry says another two people have died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of such deaths since 7 October 2023 to 113
* BBC News and news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters warn that journalists in Gaza are at risk of starvation: "They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering"
VIDEO - Doctor working in Gaza says path to aid is a 'one-way ticket' to death
People linking up with buckets, bowls and containers.Image source, Reuters
"Hunger is everywhere you look," an aid worker in Gaza tells the BBC.
According to the Hamas-run health ministry, 113 people, including 81 children, have died of malnutrition since 7 October 2023.
In the few remaining food markets in Gaza, prices have skyrocketed - UK charity Christian Aid reports that a bag of flour now costs more than £400.
The charity's consultant in the territory says humanitarian aid provides the main source of food, but it is "very dangerous to try and access". The UN has said at least 1,054 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while seeking food since 27 May.
The chief of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa), Philippe Lazzarini, says the organisation has 6,000 trucks' worth of aid waiting in Egypt and Jordan to enter Gaza. He calls on Israel to allow "unrestricted and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to Gaza".
Israel has said that 150 food trucks were collected by the UN and aid organisations in Gaza on Wednesday, it also says more than 800 await collection. Aid organisations blame an Israeli "siege" for the mass starvation in Gaza.
Earlier, BBC News and news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters warned that journalists in Gaza are at risk of starvation and urged Israel to allow journalists in and out of the region.
And, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has recalled his team of negotiators in Doha. An Israel-Hamas ceasefire is still yet to materialise as the war continues.
We're now closing our live coverage. You can keep up to date in our news story.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k77xm651jt
"Israel sends tanks into central Gaza's Deir al-Balah for first time"
23 July 2025
Palestinian mother holds her child, who has been losing weight due to malnutrition, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on July 24, 2025.
Summary
* A UN agency says it has 6,000 trucks' worth of aid waiting to enter Gaza as it warns "the hunger crisis in Gaza has never been so dire"
*I A doctor in Gaza says Palestinians are "not close to famine, we're living it", while an aid worker tells the BBC "hunger is everywhere"
* Israel says 150 food trucks were collected by the UN and other agencies inside Gaza on Wednesday, adding that another 800 are waiting collection
* This week, more than 100 international aid organisations warned of mass starvation in Gaza, blaming an Israeli "siege"
* The Hamas-run health ministry says another two people have died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of such deaths since 7 October 2023 to 113
* BBC News and news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters warn that journalists in Gaza are at risk of starvation: "They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering"
VIDEO - Doctor working in Gaza says path to aid is a 'one-way ticket' to death
People linking up with buckets, bowls and containers.Image source, Reuters
"Hunger is everywhere you look," an aid worker in Gaza tells the BBC.
According to the Hamas-run health ministry, 113 people, including 81 children, have died of malnutrition since 7 October 2023.
In the few remaining food markets in Gaza, prices have skyrocketed - UK charity Christian Aid reports that a bag of flour now costs more than £400.
The charity's consultant in the territory says humanitarian aid provides the main source of food, but it is "very dangerous to try and access". The UN has said at least 1,054 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while seeking food since 27 May.
The chief of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa), Philippe Lazzarini, says the organisation has 6,000 trucks' worth of aid waiting in Egypt and Jordan to enter Gaza. He calls on Israel to allow "unrestricted and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to Gaza".
Israel has said that 150 food trucks were collected by the UN and aid organisations in Gaza on Wednesday, it also says more than 800 await collection. Aid organisations blame an Israeli "siege" for the mass starvation in Gaza.
Earlier, BBC News and news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters warned that journalists in Gaza are at risk of starvation and urged Israel to allow journalists in and out of the region.
And, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has recalled his team of negotiators in Doha. An Israel-Hamas ceasefire is still yet to materialise as the war continues.
We're now closing our live coverage. You can keep up to date in our news story.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0k77xm651jt
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