Aid agencies need to reach vulnerable people in Gaza

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Border crossings fundamentally remain closed due to restrictions which have been in place since last year and have been tightened this month.

This impedes international aid organisations like Caritas. Although there is some measure of coordination and cooperation with Israeli officials, access remains intensely scrutinised and is effected by daily changing conditions.

At least 80 percent of the 1.5 million people in Gaza were already dependent on some form of humanitarian aid when the crisis began.

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"Relief efforts of this size and complexity cannot be run remotely or by wasting hours calling, faxing, waiting for access - only to be turned down for whatever reasons this day," he said.

entire article: http://www.caritas.org/newsroom/press_releases/PressRelease28_01_09.html