Israel have agreed to pause military operations for 10 hours a day in three populated areas of Gaza - El-Mawasi area, central Deir al-Balah and northern Gaza City - to allow the UN and humanitarian organisations to deliver food and medicine to people "until further notice".
Commenting on the developments Rozan Khalifeh, Country Directory Plan International Egypt, says:
“The pause in military operations is a welcome step. We now have a small window to get aid into Gaza and save as many lives as possible – every hour counts.
The UN have warned that one out of every three people has not eaten for days, and eight in every 10 people who have reportedly died from starvation are children. This reprieve cannot come soon enough. In conditions of famine, children die first, and it is an agonising death.
Plan International has trucks waiting to go into Gaza. We are now rapidly procuring more food, water and water treatment supplies, sanitary products, soap and tents but funding is urgently needed to respond as the scale of suffering in Gaza is colossal.
For everyone watching the horror unfold, now is the time you can support – your donation will save lives. ❤️
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