On Sunday 19 January, the European Commissioner for Equality, Crisis Preparedness and Management, Hadja Lahbib, called on X for “unrestricted” access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip to “ease the suffering”.
On the same day, the entry into force of an initial 42-day truce between Hamas and Israel led to the arrival of more than 630 lorries loaded with humanitarian supplies, according to UN estimates released on Monday. At least 300 of these lorries drove towards the north of...