The arduous system for getting aid into Gaza

<p dir="ltr">Insulin needles. Sleeping bags. Nutella. These are items Arwa Damon’s charity — <a href="https://inara.org/"target="_blank" >International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance</a> — has tried to send to Gaza and Israel has rejected. It’s a glimpse into the harsh reality of a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. Today on the show, we talk to Damon about the economics of running a humanitarian nonprofit and what’s stopping more aid from reaching Gaza. <br><p dir="ltr"><strong>Related episodes: <br></strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1197962271/why-israel-uses-diaspora-bonds"target="_blank" >Why Israel uses diaspora bonds</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/06/05/1197965031/the-indicator-from-planet-us-aid-israel-military-policy--06-05-2024"target="_blank" >Why the U.S. helps pay for Israel’s military</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1197956089/the-indicator-from-planet-money-egypt-gaza-refugees"target="_blank" >What could convince Egypt to take Gaza’s refugees?</a> <p dir="ltr"><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. </em><p dir="ltr"><em>Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"target="_blank" >Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"target="_blank" >Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money"target="_blank" >Newsletter</a>. </em><br><br>

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