Gaza aid distribution struggles amid overcrowding, debris, lack of fuel

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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 31, 2023 | SaltWire - Distribution of food and medical supplies is faltering in Gaza due to a chronic lack of fuel, looting of stores, the choking of streets with rubble from Israeli shelling and overcrowding caused by displacement of civilians.

A logistics base at the Rafah border crossing that is vital to aid distribution has become harder to operate because 8,000 displaced people are sheltering at it. Israel is blockading Gaza and refuses to allow in fuel, saying it could be used by the Hamas militant group for their military goals. Distribution is particularly hard in northern Gaza, the main focus of Israel's military operation, aid officials say, and some have halted all deliveries.

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