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About 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours without urgent humanitarian aid, the United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC on Tuesday amid a blockade by Israel.
Since March 2, Israel had blocked the entry of food, medical supplies and other critical aid into Gaza. A small amount of relief materials were allowed in for the first time on Monday, but distribution on the ground remained stalled, Al Jazeera reported.
Fletcher, the United Nations under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, told BBC Radio 4 that the situation in Gaza was “chilling”. He added that “we need to flood the Gaza strip with humanitarian aid”.