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The difficulties of getting aid into Gaza

2025/5/23
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Amani Al-Nauk
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Claire Manara
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Fida Al-Araj
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Ibrahim Sharif Alashi
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William Lee Adams
Y
Yolande Nell
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Yolande Nell: 自从以色列实施封锁以来，加沙的人道主义状况日益恶化。最初，联合国和其他机构的仓库空空如也，无法再分发食品包。人们每天只能吃一顿饭，即使有钱也难以购买到高价的少量食物。现在，人们只能吃到米饭、扁豆和意大利面，许多人看起来非常瘦弱。虽然最近以色列允许了一些援助物资进入，但数量远远不够，每天需要大约600辆卡车的援助才能满足需求。援助物资的运送面临诸多挑战，包括以色列军方的延误、抢劫以及安全问题。以色列计划与美国合作建立新的援助运送系统，绕过联合国，但这一计划备受争议，联合国认为其不道德且行不通。 Ibrahim Sharif Alashi: 加沙的饥荒正在蔓延，我亲眼看到病人几天没有进食，母亲们无法喂养孩子，新生儿因母亲营养不良而无法获得母乳，婴儿配方奶粉也严重短缺。情况非常令人痛心。 Fida Al-Araj: 我们每天最关心的问题是储水，但水资源非常有限，人们不得不使用质量不佳的水，导致儿童腹泻等疾病爆发。缺水问题令人恐慌，我们难以应对。 Amani Al-Nauk: 加沙的需求不仅限于食物，还包括婴儿奶粉、尿布、药品、医疗设备、燃料等。目前的援助物资数量远远无法满足这些需求，而且由于疏散命令频繁，援助人员难以安全有效地分发物资。 Claire Manara: 我们需要穿过绝望的人群运送卡车，这非常不安全，因为人们正处于崩溃的边缘，可能会抢劫物资。我们只能使用某些不安全的路线，这些路线穿过大量流离失所者，增加了风险。

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The episode begins by describing the resumption of aid deliveries to Gaza after a two-month blockade. It provides background on the conflict and the dire humanitarian situation, highlighting the role of Hamas and Israel's actions.
  • Resumption of aid deliveries to Gaza after a two-month blockade.
  • One in five Gazans face starvation.
  • Hamas's role in the conflict and Israel's response.
  • The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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After cutting off the supply of aid to Gaza for more than two months, Israeli officials have allowed some trucks to enter. But despite over a hundred aid trucks carrying essential products like flour and baby food into Gaza, the United Nations says it’s only a “drop in the ocean”. There have also been significant delays to distributing the aid, lasting days in some cases.

The UN estimates that one in five Gazans face starvation and that an average of 600 trucks a day are needed to start tackling the humanitarian crisis there.

From Jerusalem, the BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell explains why Israel has started to allow aid into Gaza and how much has got through so far. We hear what it’s like in Gaza right now and aid workers from Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Committee of the Red Cross tell us about the challenges they are facing when distributing aid to Palestinians on the ground.

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