Skip next section WFP says Gaza aid increasing but still far below target
10/21/2025October 21, 2025
WFP says Gaza aid increasing but still far below target
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says food deliveries into Gaza have increased since the US-brokered ceasefire but remain well below its target of 2,000 metric tons per day, as only two border crossings are currently open and none to the .
Around 750 metric tons of food are entering the Gaza Strip daily, according to the WFP, but the figure remains far short of what is needed after two years of war between Israel and Hamas that have devastated the enclave and left most of its population homeless.
“Sustaining the ceasefire is vital. Really, it’s the only way we can save lives and push back on the famine in the north of Gaza,” Abeer Etefa, Middle East spokesperson for the WFP, told reporters in Geneva. “We know it’s a fragile ceasefire; the most important thing is that it lasts.
Etefa said 530 WFP trucks had crossed into the territory of some 2.4 million people since the ceasefire began, bringing in more than 6,700 tons of food. She said this was “enough for close to half a million people for two weeks.”
“Convoys are pushing through, food is getting to the warehouses and distributions are happening in an organised and dignified manner,” she said.
“To be able to get to this scale-up, we have to use every border crossing point right now,” WFP spokesperson Abeer Etefa told reporters in Geneva.
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Skip next section US Vice President Vance arrives in Israel to bolster Gaza ceasefire
10/21/2025October 21, 2025
US Vice President Vance arrives in Israel to bolster Gaza ceasefire
arrived in Israel on Tuesday on a mission to reinforce a between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
“Welcome to Israel, Vice President Vance,” Israel’s foreign ministry posted on social media, sharing a photo of Vance and his wife, Usha, stepping off the plane. “Together, the Promised Land and the Land of the Free can secure a better future, including the release of the remaining 15 hostages,” the ministry added.
Vance is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, top US Middle East envoys and military officials overseeing the truce. He will hold a news conference Tuesday evening in Jerusalem and meet families of both deceased hostages still held in Gaza, .
A senior Israeli official said the purpose of Vance’s visit was to move Gaza talks into the second phase of the ceasefire.
The visit comes amid renewed tension after a burst of deadly violence over the weekend raised doubts about the stability of the truce. Both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire—disputing delays in returning hostage bodies, delivering aid, and reopening border crossings.
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Welcome to our coverage
You join us with having arrived in Israel as Washington seeks to shore up a shaky US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas.
Vance is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US envoys and military officials before holding a news conference in Jerusalem.
He’ll also meet hostage families as talks move into the second phase of the ceasefire.
Follow along as DW brings you the latest reports, explainers and analysis on developments across the Middle East.
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