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The Israeli military’s international spokesperson, Jonathan Conricus, told ABC Radio Melbourne this morning that Israel would continue to demand the evacuation of northern parts of the Gaza Strip, out of concerns for the safety of civilians.
But that is fast becoming impossible for many Palestinians. The New York Times is reporting drivers are now charging $US200 to $US300 ($320 to $475) to take a family south.
Amani Abu Odeh, who lives in the town of Jabalia in Gaza’s north, told journalist Raja Abdulrahim the same trip cost about $US3 a person before the war.
“We can’t even afford to eat,” she said. “We don’t have the money to leave.”
Essential supplies remain in critically short supply in Gaza, despite a convoy of aid trucks entering the enclave via Egypt at the weekend.
Cindy McCain, executive director of the UN World Food Program, said the aid was a fraction of the 400 trucks that were entering Gaza every day before the war began, and just the start of what would be needed to alleviate the worsening situation inside.
“This is a catastrophe happening, and we just simply have to get these trucks in,” she said.
Agencies
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