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Today, Explained

Gaza's breaking point

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Israel says it will allow more food aid to reach starving Palestinians, but it’s going to be tough if the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation remains in the mix. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Rebeca Ibarra and Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages in Gaza. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Basically everyone except Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be gravely concerned about starvation in Gaza.

0:09.6

More than 108 organizations like Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam just signed a letter saying that restrictions, delays, and fragmentation under Israel's total siege have created chaos, starvation,

0:23.7

and death.

0:25.1

30-ish countries, including a bunch of Israel's own allies, have issued a statement condemning

0:30.8

the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children seeking

0:36.8

to meet their most basic needs of

0:39.4

water and food. Even President Trump is balking. Here's a bit of what he said on Monday from Scotland.

0:47.9

We have to help on a humanitarian basis before we do anything. We have to get the kids fed.

0:52.9

Gaza's breaking point on Today explained.

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