Trickle of aid reaches starving Palestinians as Israel pauses fighting in parts of Gaza
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Title: Palestinians desperately wait for food in Gaza
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CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the scarce food conditions in Gaza, with children and mothers fighting off starvation as soup kitchens face shortages.
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Title: Aid trickled into Gaza by this weekend as Israel paused fighting in some areas. Here's the latest
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Our coverage of developments in Gaza has resumed as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is expected to restart a tactical pause in fighting parts of the enclave.
Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again denied Palestinians in Gaza face starvation.
'There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza,' Netanyahu claimed.
There were at least 63 malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza this month, precipitated by Israel's blockade of supplies, according to the World Health Organization.
Despite Netanyahu's denial of the starvation, Israel began daily 'tactical pauses' in operations for parts of Gaza and designated aid corridors to allow more aid in, and over 100 trucks delivered aid to the enclave on Sunday.
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