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Monday, October 14, 2024
Israel lets food enter northern Gaza, in first since launching renewed offensive
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israeli authorities say humanitarian aid has been allowed into northern Gaza today, in what appears to be the first time since the IDF launched a renewed offensive there that has drawn warnings from the UN and the US of an impending humanitarian disaster.
Thirty trucks carrying flour and food from the UN World Food Programme were transferred today from Ashdod Port through the Erez West crossing into the northern Gaza Strip, says the IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).
“We emphasize that all humanitarian aid was transferred following thorough security inspections,” says the IDF, adding that it will “continue to act in accordance with international law to facilitate and support the humanitarian response to the Gaza Strip.”
30 @WFP trucks carrying flour and other food pass through the Erez West crossing to the northern Gaza Strip, says @cogatonline pic.twitter.com/F6zJIP02Lp
— Lazar Berman (@Lazar_Berman) October 14, 2024
