On Saturday, the second day of the humanitarian pause between Israel and Hamas, a record number of 187 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza, of which 61 reached the northern strip. The main battle zone was designated today by the UN, which also took advantage of the truce to clear out 400 tons of rubbish that had accumulated for weeks in its shelters.

61 trucks sent by the Palestinian Red Crescent carried food, water, medicine and basic necessities north of the strip, controlled by Israeli forces who continue to order Palestinians to evacuate to the south, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a daily report.

They also entered into the second day of the truce 129,000 liters of fuel, This is needed to operate hospitals, desalination plants and other facilities, as well as four tanks of cooking gas, the UN said.

The pause in fighting and bombing, which the UN says is being carried out effectively, has also allowed the UN Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) and other humanitarian organizations to carry outor 30,000 medical consultations and provide psychosocial support to internally displaced persons, the report emphasizes.

The number of displaced people remains at 1.7 million. almost 80 percent of the total population of Gaza, the UN recalled.

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At the checkpoints that de facto divide Gaza into two halves, Israeli forces Passage from south to north continues to be prohibited and make arrests, the report said.

The UN confirmed its caring for children separated from their parents at these checkpoints and forced to walk alone to the south, and noted that there is an urgent need to create protection teams for these minors and meet their specific needs.

On Saturday, the UN reminded: Hamas frees 17 hostages (13 Israelis and four Thais), and Israel released 39 prisoners (six women and 33 children) from its prisons; In addition, 15 wounded and sick people, as well as two accompanying persons and medical personnel, left Gaza for Egypt.

Doctor Gilberto Conde, researcher at the Center for Asian and African Studies (CEEA) of the College of Mexico, warned in Aristegui Live that while a humanitarian pause is a “super-important step” and necessary to stop “these massacres” Only a truce will provide a “respite” for the daily entry of 300 trucks with humanitarian aid for a minimum of four days and with the possibility of extending it to a maximum of 10.

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(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)