says conditions in Gaza are “like nothing [she’s] ever seen”, with people flooding into clinics malnourished and displaced. Israel’s nearly three-month aid blockade, which the government has said it is just starting to ease, has caused enormous harm to women and children in particular, says Manera. “I see women and children who look like they haven’t eaten for weeks,” she told Al Jazeera from central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah. “We know that they’re suffering because they can’t find a safe place to sleep at night and the hospital facilities that are open are becoming fewer and fewer because they’re being targeted.”

Manera said her team has yet to see any aid on the ground from a first batch of nine trucks cleared for entry yesterday. “And nine trucks is nothing compared to the need here,” she added. “We need access to our own aid and we need to be able to use this impartially for the population.” (Aljazeera)