No major food groups: aid chaos in Gaza
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The Economist
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🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
A newly formed, private foundation took charge of aid distribution in the territory; a melee ensued. What is the group’s origin, and what is its plan? A pandemic treaty at last agreed by the UN is an important step—even if the most desired signatory was absent (10:54). And a novel exhibition in London shows how to make the most of a museum’s collection (18:22).
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, |
| 0:14.1 | Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:24.6 | As we now all intimately know, international cooperation during a pandemic is crucial to ending it. |
| 0:30.6 | We examine a new UN pandemic treaty, the most notable absence among its signatories, |
| 0:35.6 | and reasons to be grateful for a modest diplomatic win. |
| 0:40.3 | And in the world's biggest museums, you know you're only seeing a fraction of the collection. |
| 0:46.3 | There's always more in a basement or a warehouse. |
| 0:49.3 | We report on a novel exhibition in London that should be replicated. |
| 0:53.3 | Let the public into the warehouse too. |
| 0:58.0 | But first... There have long been questions about the distribution of aid in Gaza, but this week they have piled up. |
| 1:21.6 | What amounted to a total Israeli blockade began in early March. Last Monday, it was lifted and aid was supposed to flood in. |
| 1:30.3 | Question, why on that first day did only five lorries make it through? |
| 1:36.3 | On Tuesday, 93 more crossed the border, |
| 1:39.3 | yet the UN said the Israeli army did not give them permission to collect the food and medicine. |
| 1:45.0 | Question. Why? |
| 1:48.0 | What's not in question is this. |
| 1:50.0 | Gazans are going hungry. |
| 1:53.0 | This week, a new private firm was supposed to address that. |
| 1:57.0 | The innocuously named Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started its work on Monday. |
| 2:02.4 | What followed was, in a word, chaos. |
| 2:10.5 | If you look at the Foundation's game plan, more questions. |
| 2:14.4 | Did anyone think this would help the people of Gaza? |
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