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'For God's sake, allow the trucks in': Micheál Martin says Israeli policies are starving people in Gaza

'For God's sake, allow the trucks in': Micheál Martin says Israeli policies are starving people in Gaza

Aid parcels are airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on March 8, 2024. Tánaiste Micheál Martin said a simpler and more effective aid solution would be for Israel to end its blockades. Picture: AFP/Getty

A new maritime corridor to deliver vital humanitarian supplies to the devastated Gaza Strip is potentially letting “Israel off the hook” from opening land crossings for hundreds of aid trucks that are already waiting, the Tanáiste has said.

The EU, US, and other countries now plan to send aid by sea to Gaza as Israel continues to block land access to the Palestinian enclave in which people are living in apocalyptic conditions.

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