GAZA / HUMANITARIAN AID
STORY: GAZA / HUMANITARIAN AID
TRT: 03:25
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 24 JANUARY 2025, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP
1. Various shots, trucks transporting aid and goods on Salah Al-Din Street in the southern Gaza Strip
2. Various shots, distribution warehouse belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip
3. Various shots, the central market in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian citizen:
"Regarding the aid, there is improvement, but it is slow so far and not as we had expected. They said that after seven days of the ceasefire, there would be better and faster progress, which is what we hope for."
5. Various shots, Palestinians moving around the central market in Deir Al-Balah
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian citizen:
"There were many food supplies that could not enter, but now, after the crossings have reopened, there has been improvement. We now see children’s necessities, which had been unavailable. Now, a person can buy essentials for their children. Prices have also changed; there is improvement, and we hope this reality continues and that we can return to our homes in northern Gaza."
7. Various shots, Palestinians moving around the central market in Deir Al-Balah
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian citizen:
"We have noticed gradual improvement so far, and regarding the aid, thank God, it is evident that assistance is being provided."
9. Various shots, Palestinians moving around the central market in Deir Al-Balah
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Palestinian citizen:
"Regarding the aid provided by UNRWA, things are good now, and as for market prices, there has been a slight decrease."
11. Various shots, Palestinians moving around the central market in Deir Al-Balah
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated in a press release that large quantities of humanitarian aid continue to enter Gaza through the Erez and Zikim crossings in the north and the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south.
The statement added that aid shipments and humanitarian workers are now reaching areas that were previously difficult to access. United Nations humanitarian partners on the ground reported a significant improvement in the working environment.
Palestinians in southern Gaza expressed satisfaction with the flow of aid and commercial food supplies into the Gaza Strip.
One Palestinian citizen commented: "Regarding the aid, there is improvement, but it is slow so far and not as we had expected. They said that after seven days of the ceasefire, there would be better and faster progress, which is what we hope for."
Another citizen noted: "We have noticed gradual improvement so far, and regarding the aid, thank God, it is evident that assistance is being provided."