Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'

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Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'

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Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'

Aid lorries were photographed arriving at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza on Monday morning/ Israel says it has allowed five UN lorries carrying humanitarian aid, including baby food, into the Gaza Strip after 11 weeks of blockade. The UN's humanitarian chief welcomed the move but stressed it was only "a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed" by the 2.1 million Palestinians in the war-torn territory, where global experts are warning of a looming famine. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his ...

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