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Opening Beit Hanoon crossing is ‘not enough’

Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, told Al Jazeera that although Israel’s temporary opening of the Beit Hanoon, or Erez, crossing is a step in the right direction, it still falls short of what needs to happen.
“Without a ceasefire, it will not be possible for aid groups to put together the kind of anti-famine operation that Gaza now requires,” he said.
“You can’t do that solely off the backs of trucks. You need the space to operate safely, to run malnutrition treatment centres, to restore the health system, to rebuild water systems and to distribute food at large scale,” he explained.
Earlier, Netanyahu’s office said it would allow “temporary” aid deliveries via the crossing in the northern Gaza Strip “to ensure the continuation of the fighting and to achieve the goals of the war”.

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Opening Beit Hanoon crossing is ‘not enough’

Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, told Al Jazeera that although Israel’s temporary opening of the Beit Hanoon, or Erez, crossing is a step in the right direction, it still falls short of what needs to happen.
“Without a ceasefire, it will not be possible for aid groups to put together the kind of anti-famine operation that Gaza now requires,” he said.
“You can’t do that solely off the backs of trucks. You need the space to operate safely, to run malnutrition treatment centres, to restore the health system, to rebuild water systems and to distribute food at large scale,” he explained.
Earlier, Netanyahu’s office said it would allow “temporary” aid deliveries via the crossing in the northern Gaza Strip “to ensure the continuation of the fighting and to achieve the goals of the war”.