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00:00 Over 200 trucks filled with desperately needed food, medicine and water purifiers
00:05 are on standby on the Egypt-Gaza border.
00:07 They're waiting for the go-ahead to deliver 3,000 tonnes of aid to Gaza
00:12 via the only route not controlled by Israel.
00:15 These trucks are not just trucks. They are a lifeline.
00:21 They are the difference between life and death for so many people in Gaza.
00:28 Aid shipments are pouring in at Egypt's Al Arish airport from Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab
00:34 Emirates. Two to three planes a day, chartered by humanitarian organisations or governments.
00:40 But for now, the deal negotiated by President Biden with Israel and Egypt
00:45 allows just 20 UN-monitored trucks into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing.
00:49 The World Health Organization said 2,000 trucks were needed.
00:54 Many residents are down to one meal a day and drinking non-purified water.
00:58 And shortages are being exacerbated by the displacement of a million
01:01 Palestinians to the south of the enclave and by Israel's ongoing bombardment.
01:06 "Any further escalation or even continuation of military activities will just be
01:14 catastrophic for the people of Gaza."
01:16 Aid officials have urged Israel to add fuel to the supplies allowed to enter
01:21 to keep the remaining hospitals running. Israel wants assurances that fuel won't be stolen by
01:27 Hamas - an unrealistic demand, according to the WHO.
01:31 "There are absolutely no guarantees in the humanitarian situation that you can
01:34 completely avoid any diversion of aid. A diversion is a fact. It happens.
01:39 We do everything in our power to ensure that that doesn't happen."
01:43 Gaza's overwhelmed hospitals are rationing their dwindling supplies,
01:48 using vinegar to treat infected wounds and at night having to perform surgeries
01:53 by the light of mobile phones. As Israeli airstrikes continue,
01:57 the arrival of the first convoy is more urgent than ever.