The United Nations said no aid has reached people in Gaza in dire need of food, water and medical supplies, including baby food, despite dozens of trucks crossing from Israel into the strip after Isra

One aid group said the “ridiculously inadequate amount of aid” Israel was allowing into Gaza was simply “a smokescreen to pretend the siege is over.”

Efron, who lives in Israel, used to be a researcher at the RAND Corporation, and has advised the United Nations, where she worked on issues relating to the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. She was also formerly a reservist for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories,

After more than 19 months of brutal war, the patience of some of Israel’s Western allies appears to be running out amid a renewed Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

The first few aid trucks have entered Gaza following nearly three months of Israel's blockade of food, medicine and other supplies, Israel and the United Nations said Monday, as Israel acknowledged growing pressure from allies including the United States.