Thread by @cogatonline

A new @theIPCinfo publication just dropped. Read this thread if you heard famine is imminent in northern Gaza:

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Firstly: to date, all projections by the IPC have proven incorrect and inconsistent with the situation on the ground, with the IPC reports consistently predicting deterioration and then reporting improvement. Unfortunately, this is because the researchers continue to rely on partial, biased data and superficial sources with vested interests.

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The IPC reports have been systematically based on organizations with vested interests and partial, inaccurate knowledge, significantly undermining the document's credibility.

Israel published detailed documents on the factual and methodological problems in the two previous reports. No response was ever given.
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Also according to the IPC reports until October there was a consistent improvement trend in the food security situation in Gaza. According to the latest report, as of the beginning of Oct, the situation (including in the north) was the best since the beginning of the war.
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The @IDF, via COGAT, conducts frequent situational assessments regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including northern Gaza, from a wide range of sources, including various humanitarian organizations working in northern Gaza. Accordingly, we expand and adjust the humanitarian response.
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Aid enters northern Gaza directly through the Erez East and Erez West crossings, which were opened in May to provide dedicated support for northern Gaza. This enables direct aid delivery from Jordan based on coordination with the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Port of Ashdod, in addition to aid inspected for security at the Kerem Shalom crossing.
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@IDF The Erez crossings' capacity alone exceeds 600 trucks per week, more trucks can be coordinated into Gaza, there are no limits on the amount of aid that can enter.

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@IDF Since the start of October, over 600 trucks have entered northern Gaza alone. All while the @IDF is conducting an intense military activity in northern Gaza against terrorist organizations operating there and embedded within the civilian population.

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To mitigate the impact of the combat on the limited civilian population that remains, a proactive call was made at the outset of the military activity for residents to evacuate southward, humanitarian teams' movements have been coordinated, hundreds of patients and caregivers have been evacuated from hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, and hundreds of food, water, and medical supply packages have been delivered.

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Over 50,000 liters of fuel and medical supplies have also been provided to medical facilities in northern Gaza to maintain essential services. Last week (Thursday), alongside ongoing intense activity in the Jabaliya and Beit Hanoun areas, Israel facilitated and eased the movement of a humanitarian convoy for the civilian population remaining in the combat zones.

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@IDF Currently, 700 truckloads of aid is waiting for the @UN for pickup and distribution on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing.

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Concurrent with the humanitarian response for the north, an extensive and evolving humanitarian effort is underway for central and southern Gaza, spanning several key areas: increasing humanitarian aid, expanding movement routes, supporting @UN logistical efforts, adjustments and expansions at existing crossings, and even the opening of a fifth crossing in the Kissufim area.

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@IDF @UN Daily meetings are held with the @UN aid agencies to increase the scope of aid and find solutions to expand accessible humanitarian support for the population, addressing the dynamic challenges posed by the operations.

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We've taken measures to assist the UN with enhancing logistical capabilities. For example, road repairs and expansions have been carried out to improve access to Kerem Shalom, along with extending hours for aid collection and distribution in cooperation with the UN through designated humanitarian pauses.

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@IDF @UN Dozens of empty trucks, forklifts, and other logistical equipment have been provided for use by international organizations. Efforts have also been made to open the Kissufim crossing to expand aid routes.

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@IDF @UN The @IDF, via COGAT, operates and will continue to operate in accordance with international law to facilitate and ease the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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