This footage was filmed and produced 21-22 October 2023.

Over the weekend two humanitarian convoys brought the first supplies into Gaza through the Rafah crossing. The first, on Saturday, included three WFP trucks containing food assistance. Sunday’s convoy also brought food supplied by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations.

The arrival of the first trucks in Gaza is a first step towards a food lifeline for the hundreds of thousands of people facing desperate conditions. But much more access and assistance is urgently needed, and the flow of supplies needs to be scaled up radically.

SOUNDBITE: Samer Abdeljaber, Palestine Country Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
“The trucks crossing the border are a small window of hope. But they are nowhere near enough to meet the rising needs of the people inside Gaza. We cannot afford to wait. We need to deliver life-saving supplies continuously and at a much larger scale.”