Israel allows only 1/3 of aid trucks into Gaza under ceasefire deal, authorities say

Israel is allowing no more than 200 aid trucks into the Gaza Strip per day out of the 600 agreed upon under a ceasefire deal with Israel, local authorities said Monday, Anadolu reports. Ismail Al-Thawabteh, who heads Gaza’s Government Media Office, told Anadolu that Israel allows only “less than one-third” of the aid supplies needed for Gaza’s 2.4 million population. “Israel is managing hunger in Gaza deliberately, slowly, and cumulatively,” he said, warning that malnutrition levels among Gaza’s population have exceeded 90%. Under the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel on Oct. 10, 600 trucks of aid were supposed to enter Gaza daily. Israel, however, has not adhered to the agreement, launching almost daily attacks that have killed at […]