Gaza aid yet to appear

ISRAEL'S Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his decision to resume limited aid to Gaza came after pressure from allies who said they could not support Israel’s renewed military offensive if “images of hunger” come out of the Palestinian territory.

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The Israeli announcement raised hope among Palestinians that desperately needed food, medicine and other supplies would enter - but none had appeared by yesterday afternoon.

An Israeli official said a shipment of flour, baby food and medical supplies would be allowed into Gaza. Eden Bar Tal, the Israeli foreign ministry's director general, said the baby food had started entering, but there was no sign of any aid on the Gaza side of the border. He did not say how much aid would enter, where it would enter, or when.