UN says Israel’s blockade crippling Gaza food aid deliveries

The World Food Programme (WFP) says it has delivered food parcels to one million people in Gaza, well short of its target of 1.6 million, three weeks after the ceasefire took effect.

The agency said families are receiving just one food basket every ten days because of severe shortages, warning that Israel’s restrictions on border access are strangling aid deliveries.

Currently, only two crossings into Gaza are open under Israeli control, drastically reducing the flow of humanitarian assistance.

The WFP stressed that all crossings must be reopened immediately to expand aid access, particularly to northern Gaza, where the closure of key routes has forced convoys to take long, dangerous detours.