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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Joseph Krauss

Israel is letting a trickle of aid into Gaza for the first time in 2 1/2 months. Here's what to know

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory's 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he eased the blockade under pressure from unnamed allies to shore up support for Israel's latest major offensive against Hamas. Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians in recent days, and the humanitarian crisis is the worst it's been in 19 months of war.

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