Aid Coming to Gaza Covers Less than One Percent of the Population's Needs

GAZA, May 24 (Xinhua) — The Hamas-led Gaza government press office said today Saturday that the humanitarian aid that has entered the Gaza Strip covers less than one percent of the basic needs of the population of Gaza. “During the 84 days of blockade and complete closure, at least 46,200 trucks loaded with aid and fuel must enter the Gaza Strip to meet the minimum needs of the population,” the office said in a statement.

The Gaza government press office, led by Hamas, today pointed out that the humanitarian aid that has entered the enclave covers less than one percent of the basic needs of the population. "During the 84 days of blockade and complete closure, at least 46,200 trucks loaded with aid and fuel must enter the Gaza Strip to meet the minimum needs of the population," the office said in a statement.

The Gaza government accused Israel on Saturday of exercising a "famine engineering" with the limited distribution of aid in the territory after three months of blockade, ensuring that the number of trucks that have already arrived in the Palestinian territory "covers only 1% of the population's needs." "These shipments included limited quantities of food and flour, which reached a limited number of bakeries, while the occupation continues to dis…