Dire humanitarian situation as not enough medical supplies, food and fuel entered Gaza

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00:00 These trucks and hundreds of others have brought much-needed relief to the Gaza Strip after

00:07 weeks of acute shortages.

00:09 But only limited quantities of aid have reached civilians in the north of the enclave, in

00:15 part due to the state of roads after the bombings.

00:20 Despite the pause, there has been almost no improvement in the access of residents in

00:24 the north to water, cooking gas, which has been entering daily from Egypt since the start

00:30 of the pause, has been available in the market at one distribution center in Khan Younis,

00:35 but in quantities that are well below the actual demand for the cooking gas.

00:40 Residents from northern Gaza, who had evacuated south during the fighting, returned as the

00:46 area was quiet, checking on the state of their homes and getting some of their belongings.

00:53 We are a peaceful people.

00:54 We'd like to live quietly and go back to our normal life.

00:57 And we hope to live with our children in peace and to feel secure.

01:02 I want to live in my house.

01:04 Even if it's in the rubble, it's a million times better than being displaced in a school

01:09 or any other place.

01:13 Fuel in particular has come in small quantities due to concern from the Israelis that it would

01:18 be used by Hamas.

01:21 But this shortage means Gazans lack electricity for bakeries and for hospitals, but also that

01:27 the population has little access to clean water.

01:31 The World Health Organization says there's a high risk that infectious diseases could

01:36 spread.

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