Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
Voice of America
FILE - Palestinians line up for food distribution in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17, 2024. FILE - A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Nov. 4, 2024. Palestinians sell items received in international aid shipments in an effort to collect cash in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 13, 2024. FILE - Palestinians line up to receive aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Nusairat refugee camp, Gaza, Nov. 5, 2024.
The United States decided not to punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip after giving it an ultimatum to increase aid entering the territory. But the flow of food, medicine and other supplies to Palestinians is still at nearly its lowest level of the entire 13-month war.
