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Posted on July 25, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleIsrael will allow foreign aid into Gaza starting Friday, easing the blockade. UNICEF and WHO highlight severe malnutrition and starvation issues.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.
An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.
The Gaza health ministry says more than 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since Israel cut off supplies to the territory in March.
Israel, which has been at war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza since October 2023, lifted that blockade in May but has restrictions in place that it says are needed to prevent aid from being diverted to militant groups.
In the first two weeks of July, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF treated 5,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Gaza.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday Gaza was suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the enclave.
(Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Charlotte Greenfield, Editing by William Maclean and Timothy Heritage)
Humanitarian aid refers to assistance provided to people in need, especially during crises such as natural disasters or conflicts. It aims to alleviate suffering and support recovery efforts.
A blockade is an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. It is often used in military contexts to restrict access to resources.
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