US EditionUNRWA Chief Slams Gaza Airdrops as ’100 Times More Expensive’
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, AUG 1 – UNRWA urges Israel to allow 6,000 aid trucks stuck in Egypt and Jordan to enter Gaza, stressing land delivery is 100 times cheaper and twice as effective as airdrops, says Commissioner-General.
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"UN (...) was able to bring in between 500 and 600 trucks a day during the ceasefire" at the beginning of the year, broken by Israel on 18 March, recalled the head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini. For his part, the American Steve Witkoff claimed that his visit to Gaza was aimed at "developing a plan to deliver food" to the Palestinian territory.
UNRWA chief slams Gaza airdrops as ’100 times more expensive’
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has condemned airdrops of aid over Gaza as "100 times more expensive" than traditional land delivery and called for the immediate reopening of border crossings to prevent further starvation. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, said on Friday that airdrops were an inefficient and insufficient way to respond to the worsening famine in Gaza, stressing that "trucks carry twice as much…
UNRWA chief slams failed Gaza aid ops, demands Israel reopen crossings
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini criticizes the failed aid operations in the Gaza Strip and demands the Israeli regime reopen the land routes to allow humanitarian organizations to send food for the Palestinians.
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We speak with Juliette Touma, director of communications at UNRWA, about deepening starvation in Gaza. Israel has accused the United Nations agency of failing to distribute aid in Gaza, but Touma says Israel continues to block most supplies from entering the territory. Touma notes that there are 6,000 trucks filled with food, medical supplies and other necessities ready to enter Gaza. “We’ve been waiting for a green light to start the wheels of t
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