India, May 22 -- The United States' efforts to deliver humanitarian aid worth 500 tons daily to war struck Gaza has been significantly hindered.

According to the Pentagon, none of the aid unloaded from the temporary pier, constructed off the Gaza coast, has reached the people. This delay has been worsened even as the US, alongside the United Nations and Israel, are working hard to identify secure delivery routes within the enclave.

Pentagon's admission comes when situation in Gaza remains dire. Sonali Korde from the US Agency for International Development highlighted the worsening conditions, told CNN, "Across Gaza, 2.2 million people, the entire population, is facing acute food insecurity."

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