Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 1
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Deferred
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Logistical and bureaucratic hurdles severely impede humanitarian aid delivery into Gaza.
Conclusion
Getting aid into Gaza is logistically unnecessarily difficult. There are multiple checks and at the time the Committee visited, it was taking 20–25 days for a truck to get from the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouse in Al Arish into Gaza, a journey of around 30 miles. NGOs spoke of almost malicious bureaucracy, which saw trucks turned back for carrying just one perceived dual use item (although it was not explained what that one item was, nor why it was rejected).
Government response summary AI-generated
The government welcomed Israel's commitment to increase aid flow to 500 trucks a day and open Ashdod Port and Erez border crossing. It stated it continues to press Israel for further changes regarding humanitarian access, deconfliction, and aid worker safety.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 8 May 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗