Happy St. Patrick's Day! This holiday celebrates Irish culture and is known for its shamrocks and prominent green color.
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The first round of aid by sea has been successfully delivered into Gaza, and groups are getting ready to dispatch more after this huge step forward in the aid delivery process. Aid has been stuck at the Rafah border crossing for months, which is not getting Palestinians the help they need. However, the World Central Kitchen Charity prepared over 200 tons of food like rice, lentils, flour, tuna, beef, and chicken, and it was all packed onto a ship in Cyprus. While the food was being prepared, workers constructed a makeshift pier on the coast of Gaza out of rubble from damage done by Israeli attacks, and the ship successfully unloaded its cargo recently. Following a crush in front of aid trucks in which 20 people were killed, the WCF charity made sure that their distribution strategies would help prevent another situation like that. Sadly, this is not even a fraction of the aid that will be needed. Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer from extreme starvation, and the situation is only getting worse. About 150 trucks of aid enter Gaza each day, while the 200 tons delivered on this ship is a mere 10 truckloads. On the other hand, those 150 trucks are entering southern Gaza, where most of the population is sheltering, but the WCF shipment was delivered to northern Gaza, which is in even deeper food deprivation. They are currently preparing a second shipment in Cyprus, but it won't be enough to solve the problem. The United States is working to create a larger pier on the coast that will allow more efficient unloading of shipments by sea, and they hope to deliver about 2 million meals per day by the end of it. There is still a long way to go, though. Israel continues to face more pressure to open up the border crossing even more to allow more truckloads to enter Gaza, as truckloads are much more efficient than other strategies like sea or air, and Israel and Hamas are coming closer and closer to a temporary ceasefire agreement. This comes amid announcements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they are planning to advance their attacks into the southern city of Rafah, where over half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million is currently sheltering.
Fact of the Day: Despite the celebrations in his name, St. Patrick wasn't even Irish! He was actually born in Roman Britain and brought to Ireland at 16 years old after being captured by pirates.
Quote of the Day: A way there always is. (Yoda)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Querulous (adj)- Someone described as querulous is constantly or habitually complaining. Querulous can also be used synonymously with fretful or whining when describing something, such as a person's tone of voice.
In a Sentence: She shows an impressive amount of patience when dealing with querulous customers.
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