Middle East

Gaza Aid Flows Stumble as Israel-Hamas Deal Remains Fragile

Trucks carrying aid provided by the World Food Programme in central Gaza on Oct. 15.

Photographer: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images

The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza as stipulated by US President Donald Trump’s peace plan is off to an uncertain start, with a Palestinian relief agency warning the volume and distribution are still insufficient for the struggling population.

Israel pointed to the slow recovery of the remains of deceased Hamas hostages — another key element of the ceasefire deal — as hampering the early implementation of the agreement.