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The first convoy of humanitarian aid was sent to the besieged Gaza Strip after the start of the war arrived this Saturday through the border crossing Rafah from
The first convoy of humanitarian aid was sent to the besieged Gaza Strip after the start of the war arrived this Saturday through the border crossing Rafah from Egypt after days of diplomatic wrangling over the terms of aid delivery.
United Nations reported that the convoy of 20 trucks included vital supplies that were to be received by the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Palestinian group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said the shipment included medicine and limited amounts of food.
Rafah is the main route in and out of the Gaza Strip, which is not under Israeli control, and the center of efforts to deliver aid to Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
UN officials say at least 100 trucks per day in Gaza to meet urgent needsand that any assistance must be sustainable and large-scale. Before the conflict, an average of 450 trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived here every day.
Martin Griffithsthe head of the UN humanitarian department commented on this statement.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza, already unstable, has reached catastrophic levels.
Israel imposed a complete blockade and carried out airstrikes on Gaza in response to the deadly Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7. Soon after, the Rafah border crossing ceased operations, and shelling in Gaza damaged roads and buildings that needed repairs.
The UN has warned that food is running low in the Gaza Strip and fuel supplies needed to keep hospital backup generators running have reached dangerously low levels.
Israel has said it will not allow aid into its territory until Hamas releases the hostages it took in the attack, and that it can only enter its territory through Egypt until it is in Hamas hands.
Many Gazans have flocked to southern areas to avoid airstrikes in the north, although they say no part of the territory is safe.
(according to information from Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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