The obvious way in is by road, but the Israeli inspection process has held up trucks. The alternatives – deliveries by air or sea – are problematic

Aid officials criticise the slow and often arbitrary inspection process, which in practice blocks aid, with trucks waiting weeks for approvals.

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Médecins Sans Frontières said it had “consistently been denied the import of power generators, water purifiers, solar panels and other medical equipment”. And a UK aid shipment containing 2,500 solar lanterns and 1,350 water filters was rejected.