(20 May 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 1 May 2025
1. Various STILLS of children being treated for malnutrition at the malnutrition clinic in Nasser hospital
UNTV
Geneva, Switzerland - 20 May 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office:
"We know for a fact that there are babies who are in urgent, lifesaving need of these supplements that need to come in because mothers are unable to feed them themselves. And if they do not get those, they will be in mortal danger."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 1 May 2025
3. Various of children being treated for malnutrition at the malnutrition clinic in Nasser hospital
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kerem Shalom Crossing, Israel – 20 May 2025
4. Various of aid trucks
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VOICEOVER:
This is what humanitarian officials warned of as Israel began allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip following nearly three months of blockade.
Only five trucks have entered Gaza since Monday, according to the UN — a fraction of the 600 that crossed daily during a ceasefire earlier this year.
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VOICEOVER:
Each day, thousands gather at the few charity kitchens that remain.
Many go home empty-handed.
With aid running low, most people depend on them, but many are shutting down as they've run out of food.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 1 May 2025
7. Various of children being treated for malnutrition at the malnutrition clinic in Nasser hospital
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 1 May 2025
8. STILL child being treated for malnutrition at the malnutrition clinic in Nasser hospital
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 2 May 2025
9. STILL of Ahmed El-Sheikh Eid, 7, who shows signs of malnutrition, posing for photo at his family tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians
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VOICEOVER:
Since the start of the year, more than 9,000 children have been admitted or treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza, UNICEF has said.
The increase was dramatic in March, with 3,600 cases or an 80% increase compared to the 2,000 children treated in February.
Aid groups have accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war.
Israel, for its part, insisted that the blockade was necessary to pressure Hamas into releasing the hostages it still holds.
STORYLINE:
Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he eased the blockade under pressure from unnamed allies to shore up support for Israel’s latest major offensive against Hamas.
Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians in recent days, and the humanitarian crisis is the worst it’s been in 19 months of war.
United Nations agencies and aid groups, which ran out of food to distribute weeks ago, have welcomed the move but say the promised aid is nowhere near what’s needed.
Only five trucks have entered Gaza since Monday, the U.N. says, compared to around 600 per day during a ceasefire earlier this year.
Experts have warned of famine if the blockade is not lifted and the military operation continues.
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