117 trucks have entered Gaza so far.
Palestinian Territories:
More than 30 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, the United Nations said, making it the largest convoy to the war-torn Palestinian territory since supplies began trickling in again more than a week ago. became. The U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said 33 trucks carrying water, food and medical supplies entered Gaza through the Rafah border with Egypt on Sunday.
“This is the largest shipment of humanitarian aid since October 21, when limited shipments resumed.” OCHA said in an update on the situation in Gaza. Sent early Monday morning.
To date, 117 trucks have entered the Gaza Strip through the intersection since limited deliveries resumed to the densely populated Palestinian territory of 2.4 million people, the newspaper said. The area faces near-total siege and relentless Israeli shelling.
Before the siege, about 500 trucks loaded with aid and other supplies were entering Gaza every day.
Israel launched a siege after Hamas militants stormed across the border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking 230 hostages, Israeli officials said. A large-scale bombing campaign was launched.
Since then, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 8,000 people, half of them children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in the region.
Thousands of buildings were destroyed and more than half the population was evacuated.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm at Israel’s intensification of military operations in Gaza, warning that “the world is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe.”
A U.S. government official said Sunday on condition of anonymity that Israel is working on allowing 100 aid trucks into Gaza each day. The United Nations says this figure is needed to meet the most basic needs.
OCHA welcomed the latest aid delivery, but stressed that “larger amounts of aid are needed on a regular basis to prevent further deterioration of the dire humanitarian situation, including civil war.”
“In particular, we urgently need an influx of fuel to run medical equipment and water and sanitation facilities.”
Of the 117 trucks approved so far, 70 have brought medical supplies and 60 have brought in food and nutritional supplies.
Only 13 companies delivered water and hygiene supplies.
Israel then blocked all supplies of the fuel, saying it would be used by Hamas to make weapons and explosives.
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