Critical aid still not getting into Gaza
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🗓️ 26 March 2024
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From the BBC World Service: The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues as aid is still not getting through to large parts of the territory, according to the U.N. agency UNRWA, which reports it is being blocked from delivering food to northern areas. Plus, a court in China sentenced the former president of its football governing body to life in prison for taking bribes, and Canada’s maple syrup reserves reach a 16-year low.
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| 0:00.0 | The UN's call for a ceasefire in Gaza is stirring up tensions and there are still concerns over aid. |
| 0:08.0 | Hello, I'm Leanna Byrne and thank you for tuning in to the Marketplace Morning Report and we're coming to you live from the BBC World Service |
| 0:13.8 | and of course a very good morning too. Now there's been lots of discussion on the impact of the |
| 0:18.4 | UN Security Council resolution on relations between the US and Israel. |
| 0:22.8 | Yesterday, the UN called for a ceasefire in Gaza. |
| 0:25.8 | And this has angered Israel. |
| 0:27.0 | Well, others hope it's a turning point |
| 0:29.1 | to ending the war. |
| 0:30.5 | And let's not forget the aid situation situation because that's been an issue since |
| 0:34.0 | Israel began its operations after the attacks by Hamas on October 7th. The BBC's |
| 0:39.1 | Lucy Williamson has been speaking to the Israeli army at a new aid crossing point on the Gaza border. |
| 0:47.2 | Gate 96 is little more than a hole in the border fence, |
| 0:50.8 | but it leads straight into northern Gaza where the warnings of famine are most acute. |
| 0:58.7 | We watch as seven aid trucks line up to cross in under the boom of outgoing artillery. The UN Secretary |
| 1:06.6 | General Antonio Guterres has warned that Gaza faces an approaching famine. |
| 1:11.6 | Palestinians in Gaza desperately need what has been promised. |
| 1:16.0 | A flood of aid, not trickles, not drops. |
| 1:20.0 | Some progress has been made, but much more needs to be done. Making that happen requires Israel removing |
| 1:25.7 | the remaining obstacles and shock points to relief. Gate 96 lets convoys bypass active conflict zones and destruction inside Gaza. |
| 1:38.0 | But Israel says it won't allow any deliveries there from Gaza's main relief agency, |
| 1:43.2 | Unruwa, saying the agency is linked to Hamas. |
| 1:47.2 | Unruwa's director said it was outrageous |
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