FRAGILE CEASEFIRE
FRAGILE CEASEFIRE: The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its second day on Monday, following the return of the first Israeli hostages and the release of 90 Palestinian prisoners.
Hundreds of aid trucks crossed into Gaza on Sunday, and thousands more are waiting to ramp up the distribution of desperately needed supplies into the Palestinian enclave, much of which lies in total devastation.
Over 15 months of Israeli bombardment has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave, triggering a humanitarian disaster marked by hunger, disease and a lack of medical care.
The ceasefire allows for a dramatic uptick in humanitarian relief to enter Gaza, but the United Nations has warned that would be “only a start.”
The head of the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency said its teams “reported a good first day of the ceasefire” with aid and some commercial supplies “flowing in smoothly.”
“After 470+ days, the people of Gaza hear the sound of children playing instead of bombardments and airstrikes,” UNRWA commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said on X Monday.
Reconstruction across Gaza will be an enormous and lengthy undertaking.
PHOTOS: CNN
Hundreds of aid trucks crossed into Gaza on Sunday, and thousands more are waiting to ramp up the distribution of desperately needed supplies into the Palestinian enclave, much of which lies in total devastation.
Over 15 months of Israeli bombardment has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave, triggering a humanitarian disaster marked by hunger, disease and a lack of medical care.
The ceasefire allows for a dramatic uptick in humanitarian relief to enter Gaza, but the United Nations has warned that would be “only a start.”
The head of the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency said its teams “reported a good first day of the ceasefire” with aid and some commercial supplies “flowing in smoothly.”
“After 470+ days, the people of Gaza hear the sound of children playing instead of bombardments and airstrikes,” UNRWA commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said on X Monday.
Reconstruction across Gaza will be an enormous and lengthy undertaking.
PHOTOS: CNN
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