Palestinians bring back aid parcels they managed to procure as they walk on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP
Palestinians bring back aid parcels they managed to procure as they walk on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP

Palestinians gather on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia to attempt to get food aid on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP
Palestinians gather on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia to attempt to get food aid on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP

Palestinians gather on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia to attempt to get food aid on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP
Palestinians gather on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia to attempt to get food aid on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP

Palestinians climb in the back of a truck on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia after managing to get aid parcels on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP
Palestinians climb in the back of a truck on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia after managing to get aid parcels on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP

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