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Oct 2023
48m 18s

Aid waits to enter Gaza at Egypt crossin...

Bbc World Service
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About 20 trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies may be allowed to enter Gaza in the coming days. But leading humanitarian organisations warn the aid delivery will only be a drop in the ocean. Israel cut electricity, most water and stopped deliveries of food and medicine to Gaza following an attack by Hamas militants on 7 October. Since then, Gaza ... Show More
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