The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says humanitarian aid reaching Gaza for the past year of fighting has been “nowhere near enough” for its 2.2 million population, Al Jazeera reports.

“While attacks continue, people, including children, are facing hunger, living in shelters and tents, and relying on humanitarian aid,” UNRWA said on X.

According to its count, only 65 aid trucks per day had been able to enter Gaza this past month, compared with an average of 500 before the conflict.

International aid organisations have repeatedly raised alarm over the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, warning that civilians are on the brink of famine. They have said aid shipments reaching the enclave are now at their lowest since the start of the fighting.

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