Workers package bread for distribution at the World Food Programme (WFP) bakery after a limited amount of flour entered the Gaza Strip, where border crossings have remained closed since March 2 due to an Israeli aid blockade, in Deir el-Balah, Gaza
Gaza authorities laud Palestinians for protecting aid convoys
The Government Media Office in Gaza says it salutes Palestinians in the besieged enclave for helping the first assistance trucks to enter the territory after months of total Israeli siege to reach bakeries and distribution centres.
“We express deep gratitude for our great Palestinian people, families, mayors and clans, who answered the call of the homeland and stood to protect the trucks against looting attempts,” the office said in a statement.
Israel has been targeting security officers securing aid convoys, reportedly allowing criminal gangs to steal the assistance in areas under the control of its army, compounding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Palestinian children line up for food in Gaza City
Aid that reached Gaza ‘vastly insufficient’: UNICEF
The UN agency for Palestinian children says 508 pallets of nutrition reached its warehouse in Gaza yesterday, but the amount of assistance is “vastly insufficient”.
“Children are in urgent need of food, water, and protection,” UNICEF Palestine said in a social media post.
The agency’s evaluation mirrors that of several other major NGOs and UN bodies, as well as the UN secretary-general’s spokesperson.
🚨508 pallets of life-saving nutrition supplies reached @UNICEF’s warehouse in #Gaza yesterday.
This is vastly insufficient. Children are in urgent need of food, water, and protection.
As intense bombardments continue, children keep being killed and injured. pic.twitter.com/jLb8Yb8nTZ
— UNICEF Palestine (@UNICEFpalestine) May 22, 2025
