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Israeli Mother Blocks Aid Truck to Gaza Amid Mounting Humanitarian Crisis
Jerusalem
An Israeli mother and activist has ignited international controversy after physically blocking an aid truck destined for Gaza, where thousands of children face starvation amid an ongoing blockade and military conflict.
The incident took place near the Kerem Shalom crossing, the primary entry point for humanitarian supplies into the besieged enclave. Video footage circulating online shows the woman, identified as Yael Cohen, a mother of three from southern Israel, standing defiantly in front of a convoy of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) trucks. She carried a sign reading, “No aid while rockets fly.”
Cohen, who lost her cousin in a Hamas rocket attack last year, told reporters she believed that humanitarian assistance should be conditional on the release of Israeli hostages and a cessation of hostilities by militant groups in Gaza.
“My heart breaks for the children in Gaza, but our children have been under fire for years. Why should we feed those who want to destroy us?” she said to local media.
The move has sparked outrage among human rights groups, who accuse her—and the Israeli authorities who permitted the protest—of exacerbating a growing humanitarian catastrophe.
According to the World Food Programme, over 80% of children in Gaza are currently malnourished, with food supplies critically low and access to clean water and electricity severely limited. Aid convoys have already been delayed repeatedly due to border closures and security checks.
Dr. Lina Khoury, a Palestinian pediatrician working with Médecins Sans Frontières in Rafah, described the situation as “a slow, preventable mass death.”
“We’re watching children waste away. Every delay, every roadblock—whether from bureaucrats or protestors—costs lives,” she said.
The Israeli government has not condemned Cohen’s actions, with some officials privately expressing sympathy. However, international pressure is mounting. The European Union and several UN bodies have issued urgent appeals for Israel to guarantee unimpeded humanitarian access.
“Civilians must never be used as leverage,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement. “Children in Gaza are starving. Aid must flow freely—no exceptions.”
Back in Tel Aviv, reactions among Israelis remain sharply divided. Some see Cohen as a patriot, others as a symbol of cruelty and collective punishment. As the war drags on, the moral and political fault lines within Israeli society appear only to deepen.
Meanwhile, for the children in Gaza, the question of when—or whether—a truck carrying rice, medicine, or clean water will make it through remains unanswered.
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