Israel Report: First aid supplies reach Gaza residents
According to a report, the first aid deliveries in almost three months have reached the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
22.05.2025, 15:11
SDA
People have received flour and baby food, for example, and a field hospital has received medical equipment, the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" reported, citing the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The organization said on request that it had delivered medical supplies for the ICRC's field hospital in Rafah. It is working on providing further aid supplies. There was initially no confirmation from the UN that relief supplies had reached the population.
Aid deliveries after long blockade
Israel had lifted an almost three-month blockade on humanitarian aid on Sunday - but some of the trucks that were then allowed into the sealed-off coastal area were stuck for days inside the Gaza Strip near the border crossing because the route proposed for them was too dangerous, according to the UN. However, UN emergency relief chief Tom Fletcher wrote on X this morning: "Truckloads of life-saving supplies are finally on their way again."
