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Food trucks are reported to be heading towards southern Gaza.
The Egyptian Red Crescent says it's sending the trucks following Israel's announcement that it will implement a daily halt to military operations in parts of Gaza and allow for secure routes for convoys to deliver food and medicine.
The move follows intense international pressure as a hunger crisis closes in on Gaza.
Dr. Travis Moline has seen conditions firsthand.
I'm seeing, you know, food desperation.
I'm seeing healthcare workers that are eating literally just a single small meal of rice per day.
NPR's Emily Fang reports that doctors and aid workers warn the health effects from prolonged hunger may be irreversible for many of Gaza's children.
In this tent by the sea in Gaza City, Hadaya Al-Mottawak tries to comfort her baby son, Muhammad.
He's one and a half years old and weighs only about seven pounds.
She says she can't find food and only gives him water.
Dr. Ahmed Al Farah, head of pediatrics at Nasser Hospital in South Gaza,
says Israel's restrictions in letting in aid impact a generation of children.