'We're turning the tide on Gaza starvation crisis' - UN aid chief

Tom Fletcher told the BBC more aid trucks were entering Gaza, but that it was a "huge job" to get vital supplies to those in need.

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Speaking from Gaza City, Tom Fletcher said "hundreds of trucks a day" were now entering the coastal enclave, but warned that it was a "huge" job to get vital supplies to those in need.

He also urged the international community to support efforts to provide a million meals a day and to get the health sector up and running.

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