Ross Smith

Israel is limiting the number of trucks it's allowing into Gaza, waiting for Hamas to hold up its end of the bargain and release all of the bodies of deceased hostages.

UN agencies continue to deliver what's gotten in through Israeli checkpoints already.

Ross Smith is the World Food Program's Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Asked if the U.N.

has enough food to reverse a famine that was declared in northern Gaza, Smith says that will take not only trucks of food, but also medical care and clean water.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

It's very fragile, very unpredictable at the moment, but we remain hopeful because we must be hopeful that this is the way forward.