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| 17.01.2025

The Conversation: Seven big issues affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza

If the new Israel-Hamas deal holds and their ceasefire begins on Sunday, the first stage includes a commitment to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. In an article for the Conversation, Hanken’s Sarah Schiffling lists seven issues the UN agencies and humanitarian organisations will face when preparing to scale up their operations.

“Announcing the deal to the US public, the outgoing president Joe Biden said the deal would ‘surge much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians’. And not before time – the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now catastrophic. Since late 2024, humanitarian organisations have warned of an imminent famine due to the severely restricted commercial and humanitarian food supply flows. There is little healthcare provision. Hospitals are destroyed, medical supplies depleted and healthcare workers overwhelmed. The agreed influx of 600 trucks per day is much needed, but there are many hurdles to overcome.”

Read the whole article by Sarah Schilffing, deputy director of Hanken’s HUMLOG Institute:
Gaza: seven big issues affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid