Colonel Elad Goren of the Civilian Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Israeli Territories (COGAT) told reporters on Friday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip was “stable” and that sufficient food was flowing into the area. Stated.
Mr. Goren echoed concerns expressed in the media about the possibility of “famine” in Gaza as a result of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which began with a Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7 that killed 1,200 people. He then spoke to reporters.
He said that before the war, on average, “70 trucks loaded with food were entering Gaza every day.” The average for this week was 109 trucks. ” For example, the trucks were said to be serving 2 million loaves of pita bread every day. In all, more than 126,000 tons of aid entered Gaza and were delivered in more than 7,100 trucks, he said.
He also said that five field hospitals have been established, concentrated in the southwestern part of the Gaza Strip, that incubators and vaccines will be provided by Israel, and that medical evacuations to other countries will be carried out when needed for emergency or specialized treatment. said.
He said COGAT had created links between UN humanitarian agencies and owners of trucks delivering aid in Gaza. Israel has also committed to developing additional aid storage facilities and constructing further shelters for civilians in the al-Mawasi area, a “safe” zone that Israel established in southwestern Gaza in the early weeks of the war. was also working on it.
Despite calls for more aid to reach Gaza, Goren said: “There is enough food in Gaza and we are asking humanitarian agencies to collect more trucks. We are continuing to encourage them to distribute them.”
The bottleneck, he insisted, was not with Israel. “Israel has never impeded humanitarian assistance to people not involved in terrorism, and will not do so in the future.”
Rather, the allocation of aid needed to be improved. For example, he said there was a “desperate” need for a QR code system to monitor the progress of aid within the Gaza Strip, and that international organizations have warned Israel that it does not have the ability to “receive” aid. He said he told them there was no such thing. Due to a lack of staff, they were being processed at transit points to Gaza.
“Organizations desperately need to improve their capabilities,” Goren said. “No matter how much aid is sent, [is] Doubling down is useless if your organization doesn't have the ability to receive and distribute it. ”
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