Testimony of Caroline Seguin, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza

"We thought the worst was behind us, but I think the worst is yet to come. Today, we're facing several major problems, the first of which is the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip ... All medical equipment, medicines, food, etc., transported by truck is systematically checked by the Israeli authorities. This deliberately complex system of physical and bureaucratic obstacles is designed by Israel to hinder the flow of aid into Gaza ... Looting is increasingly frequent and organised, and the few trucks that do manage to get in are almost systematically looted by gangs at the Kerem Shalom and Kissoufim crossings. Gaza today means cold, hunger and bombs. We need a ceasefire at all costs, a massive and unrestricted influx of aid to put an end to the suffering of thousands of people, the majority of whom are women and children - who also account for the majority of deaths in this war."