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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : May 23, 2025 4:56 PM IST
Gaza Receives Humanitarian Aid For The First Time In 80 Days; UN Dispatches 90 Trucks
Amid a looming famine and catastrophic health crisis, the United Nations have dispatched 90 aid trucks to the Gaza Strip after PM Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a temporary ceasefire. This move comes after global pressure mounts of Israel and its relentless attacks on the Gaza Strip. Additionally, this humanitarian aid comes after thousands and chi8ldren and millions others were suffering from famine, severe malnutrition, water crisis and lack of medical aid.
According to reports from the Nations, a limited amount of food was finally delivered to Gazan for the first time in 80 days. However, senior UN officials point out that the amount of aid that is trickling down on Gaza is not nearly enough to bring them back from this humanitarian crisis.
Since March 2025, Israel began an aid blockade to Gaza from all directions which intensified their health crisis even more bringing them to the brink of famine and malnutrition. A recent UN report predicted that without immediate ceasefire and aid, at least 14000 babies in Gaza might die in the next 48 hours. According to recent news reports, food aid has started to trickle in and at least 100 aid trucks have already entered Gaza.
However, UN points out that at Gaza needs 600 trucks full of supplies every day. The aid that is being delivered right now is barely a drop in the ocean. Before the Israel-Gaza conflict began, about 500 lorries carrying food, medicines, baby food and medical equipment went into the Gaza Strip every day. This number dropped drastically after the war started.
Now, UN bodies estimate 600 trucks a day are required to begin tackling Gaza's humanitarian crisis. Just 100 aid trucks a day would be the "bare minimum" for Gaza's food needs, World Food Programme official Antoine Renard told the BBC earlier this week. Reports say, Israel has repeatedly denied there is a food shortage in Gaza.
