On this Wednesday he moved from Egypt first truck with cargo fuel for Gaza, With Israel imposed a complete siege on the enclave in his war against Hamasalthough the supply will do little to address the shortages that are hampering relief efforts.

The delivery was made possible thanks to Israel allowing entry into Gaza 24 thousand liters of diesel fuel for humanitarian aid distribution truck United Nations (UN), although not for hospital useThis was reported by a humanitarian source.

“This is only 9% of what we need daily to carry out rescue operations.“, Tom White, director of the UN relief agency for Gaza, posted on social media. X. He confirmed that just over 23 thousand liters, or half a tanker truck, had arrived.

Aid workers say shortages of fuel needed for hospital generators, water supplies, wastewater treatment and communications, and aid distribution have contributed to the severe crisis. worsening conditions belonging 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza.

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On October 21, they entered the Gaza Strip. limited supplies of humanitarian aid from Egypt, but Israel refused to allow the fuel through, saying it could be used by Hamas.

The United Nations has warned in recent days that it will soon have to halt humanitarian operations as its fuel supplies run low.

Fuel shortages have already caused or contributed to hospital closurebakeries, sewage pumping stations, desalination plants and water wells, and threatened to close telecommunications data centers and connection points within 48 hours, the UN said on Tuesday.

The initial delivery of 24,000 liters of fuel was planned to be distributed over two days, with 12,000 liters for each day, an international source familiar with the operation said.

(according to information from Reuters)