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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Jerusalem

Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers

Palestinians carrying aid
Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel. Aid groups said that Israel’s blockade is the cause of the starvation crisis. Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

Aid workers have said Israel’s new measures – meant to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza – fall far short of what is needed and aid access continues to be blocked amid the population’s spiralling famine.

The new measures, which came into effect on Sunday and include daily humanitarian pauses, as well as airdropped aid and humanitarian corridors for UN aid trucks, were announced by Israel as international pressure mounted to alleviate the hunger crisis.

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