US insists it’s trying to get aid into Gaza as UN warns millions ‘at risk of famine’

Israel allows an average of 100 trucks a day to enter Gaza , but aid groups say 500 trucks a day are needed

The US claims it is working “relentlessly” to get humanitarian aid into Gaza amid UN warnings that the territory’s 2.2 million people are “highly food insecure and at risk of famine”.

Antony Blinken, speaking at Davos this week, called the situation in Gaza “gut-wrenching”. But the US secretary of state was unable to secure any major new gains on increasing the amount of assistance entering the territory during his recent visit to Israel, even as leaders of international organizations advocate for urgent access.