One week into the Gaza ceasefire and there is still not enough aid going into the north of the war-torn enclave, with infectious diseases “spiralling out of control”, humanitarian organisations have warned.
Around 560 metric tons of food have entered the Gaza Strip per day since the US-brokered ceasefire came into effect last Friday, but levels in the first week have been described as a “trickle – not the flood needed”. UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher has said thousands of aid vehicles would have to enter weekly to tackle widespread malnutrition, homelessness and a collapse of infrastructure.
