Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by Craig Crowther
01:28 Abeer Etefa | Spokesperson, World Food Programme

Script:

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It’s been almost a month since Gaza’s 20-point peace plan came into effect...

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And despite both Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violating the deal – (and an Israeli strike following an exchange of gunfire) --  the plan has largely held.

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Here in Khan Younis, there are -- at least -- fresh vegetables available. Though many say prices fluctuate rapdily and they have little to no money left ...and a sense of foreboding about the months ahead.  

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+++VOX POPS+++

Today we don't have the basic neccesseties. Meat isn't available, and chicken isn't available either. As for vegetables....it's unpredictable, sometimes the price goes up and sometimes it comes down. The situation is hard - by God, brother, the situation is hard. 

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I’m speaking for myself and many other families. No matter how cheap food becomes, people still can’t afford it. During the war, we spent everything we had just to survive when prices were high and goods were scarce.

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In a report published last Thursday the UN said more than 24,000 tons of aid have been delivered to the people of Gaza since the start of the ceasefire but that funding shortfalls remain, as well as problems coordinating with the Israeli authorities. 

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+++Abeer Etefa, Senior Spokesperson for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, World Food Programme+++

We have distributed food parcels to around one million people across the Gaza Strip. ((WB)) But to continue to expand operations to the level required and the level that we have committed to, we really need more access, more border crossings to be opened and you know, more access to key roads inside Gaza.”

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It is also reported that while aid has increased there has been a significant reduction in looting  -- perhaps indicating a decline in the scarity of avilable food. 

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But, there are lingering questions over a lasting political solution, bureaucratic hurdles still faced by NGOs and the future of funding for the people of Gaza. +++