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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths says that he saw promising signs that the Kerem Shalom crossing from Israel into the Gaza Strip might be opened soon to allow aid in. "We're still negotiating, and with some promising signs at the moment, access through Kerem Shalom... that that may be able to open soon," Griffiths told a press conference in Geneva. IMAGES
Trucks of food arrives at a UNRWA school in Rafah, South of the Gaza Strip and is distributed to displaced people crammed in the building. IMAGES
Food from the humanitarian aid that arrived from Egypt over the weekend is being cooked and distributed to displaced people at UNRWA school in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Worried Syrian refugees say they face an uncertain future after the United Nations halted food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees due to a funding crisis. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Military aircrafts parachute food aid into Gaza City, a day after 18 people were killed in stampedes or drowned in the Mediterranean Sea as they were rushing towards aid packages. Hamas has urged an end to the airdrops and called for stepped-up road deliveries instead. The United States said it would keep airdropping humanitarian supplies while also pushing for more overland deliveries. IMAGES
Planes parachute aid into the northern part of the Gaza Strip, seen from Israel, amid international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is looming. IMAGES