Gaza Faces Fuel, Food Crisis After Border Closures

0:00On March 2nd, here's the latest in global news. Gaza faces a critical shortage of fuel and basic food supplies after Israel closed all border crossings into the territory. Officials say stocks could run out soon, following Israel's joint airstrikes with the United States on Iran last Saturday. The Israeli military says the crossings cannot operate safely amid the fighting, with no timeline given for reopening. Gaza depends entirely on truck deliveries from Israel and Egypt for fuel that runs hospitals water systems and sanitation. Aid workers paint a grim picture, estimating just two to four days of fuel left, along with tightening supplies of flour, vegetables, and other. Staples. Israel's aid coordination unit insists food stocks should last an extended period. This block ate stirs spears among Gaza's residents, most of whom are displaced after two years of war with Hamas militants. Many worry it could bring back famine conditions seen last year during an 11-week aid halt. A recent truce was meant to ramp up aid flows, reopen the Rafa crossing with Egypt, and

1:04start rebuilding efforts, but these latest closures threaten. That progress. The Daily News Now is powered by a sponsor. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcast and music, S-O-L-I, solely pillow dot com.