UN says 90 lorry loads of aid now in Gaza after three-day delay at crossing
- The United Nations reported on Thursday that about 90 aid trucks have begun delivering humanitarian supplies into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade.
- Israel had blocked all food, medicine, fuel, and other goods since early March but eased the blockade this week under international pressure to allow limited aid.
- Trucks delivering aid brought medical supplies, flour, and nutritional items, but organizations encountered major difficulties distributing them due to unsafe conditions, potential theft, and challenges coordinating with Israeli officials.
- Jens Laerke, U.N. OCHA spokesperson, stated the trucks carried vital supplies and that aid distribution was hampered by insecurity and coordination problems.
- While aid started to enter Gaza, the limited deliveries fall short of needs, creating fears that the humanitarian crisis will worsen without sustained access and volume increase.
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Israel has only authorised a 'teaspoon' of aid for Gaza, U.N. chief says
Israel says about 300 trucks of aid have entered Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing since it lifted an 11-week blockade on Gaza on Monday, but Mr. Guterres said that so far only about a third of those truckloads have been transported from the crossing to warehouses within Gaza due to insecurity
While trucks arrived and bakeries opened, UN says Gaza aid just a drop in the ocean
After 80 days of siege, aid began reaching Gazans on Thursday. Distribution sites mostly in the south received flour, baby food and medical products, but the UN says many Gazans wouldn't feel any improvement anytime soon
Gaza Strip - The Distribution of Aid Is Sluggish According to UN Information
According to the United Nations, after a two-and-a-half-month blockade, relief agencies in the Gaza Strip have returned to receiving aid. A UN spokesman said that around 90 truckloads were picked up at the Kerem-Schalom crossing, but the distribution to the needy population is difficult.
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