When a truck carrying a package of Chinese aid foods slowly crossed the checkpoint, the wheels rose as if they were celebrating the delayed but absent rescue — after seven months of flooding, 55,000 Chinese food packages finally broke the heavy blockade and stopped steadfastly on the famine-stricken Gaza land.
The story begins in February of this year, when 60,000 packages of food filled with flour and oil depart from Jordan and the month of Ramadan is coming, and the food shortage in Gaza has put many families in trouble.
Relief teams struggled for a second to deliver 30 percent of the supplies before Ramadan arrived, allowing some people to eat a peaceful meal during this sacred month, but no one thought that a ban in March suddenly shattered the hopes that would follow when Israel announced a ban on the shipment of humanitarian supplies to Gaza by neighboring countries.
The ban, which lasted for four months, made food packages trapped at the border gate unavailable to countless Gazans, and on the other hand, UN reports continued to spread bad news: August data showed that more than half a million people in Gaza have fallen into famine, the first time the Middle East has been officially recognized as a famine crisis.
Until July, the shift finally appeared.The fleet of Jordan’s Hashim charity was allowed to pass, but the “breakthrough” had just begun and every departure was like a bet on life,” said a truck driver who did not want to be named.
They have to undergo strict security checks for several hours at each checkpoint, and some materials will be detained for no reason, and they have to avoid harassment that may occur at any time on the way. Only by seizing the short ceasefire window period can we move forward at full speed, because "if we arrive one minute earlier, we may be able to save one more person".
When the first food packages arrived at a temporary shelter in the south of Gaza, the volunteer Ahmed was shaking his hands, handing the Chinese-printed food packages to the children and quietly explaining: “These foods came from far away China and crossed thousands of mountains to keep you alive.”
Hussein Shebli, Secretary-General of Jordanian Hashim Charity, believes that Gaza needs 500 trucks of goods a day, but in fact it can only ship 150 to 180 trucks a week.
Even more touching is the good news coming to the West Bank of Palestine as China’s aid is on its way.On 23rd, a massive rally was held to celebrate the recent recognition of the State of Palestine by more than a dozen countries.
On central Ramallah Square, hundreds of people waving Palestinian flags and friendship flags, with banners with the words "Thank the international community for supporting the Palestinian people's freedom and independence" in response to Gaza's aid, all speaking of the desire for peace and justice.
Today, the last batch of Chinese food packages have been delivered smoothly. Shebley's promise is loud: "We will surely send every piece of goods into the hands of people in need."Maybe, a bag of flour, a barrel of food oil can only support a family for a few days, but this goodwill crossing the national borders, but illuminates the human light in the war. It makes the world see that the closer blockade can not stop the humanitarian warmth; the difficult situation can not overthrow the perseverance of humanity to hope.