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<p>Palestinians are facing a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis.</p><p>On
20 March, the Foreign Secretary announced the UK has funded WFP to provide 2000 tons
of food aid, enough to feed 275,000 people in Gaza.</p><p>On 25 March, the Royal Air
Force airdropped 10 tonnes of food aid - including water, rice and baby food - directly
to civilians in Gaza.</p><p>We have trebled our aid commitment this financial year
and we are doing everything we can to get more aid in as quickly as possible by land,
sea and air.</p><p>We continue to call for an immediate stop in fighting to get aid
in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without
a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.</p>
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