International agencies were preparing on Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put an end to the famine haunting parts of the territory.
But optimism was marked with caution.
The fragile truce could open access, but aid agencies fear Israel may continue to impose restrictions on access under US President Donald Trump’s plan.
Logistical hurdles were far from the mind of displaced father Marwan al-Madhun. The 34-year-old just wanted to know when the trucks would arrive.
“My children are mainly happy to know that meat and chicken will arrive at last,” he said in central Gaza, as tens of thousands of Palestinians started to walk back to homes destroyed during fighting in the north.
“It’s been two years that they’ve been deprived,” he said. “At last, the crossing points will open!”
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