Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli military authority responsible for the Palestinian territories, This Thursday he blamed the UN for delays in distributing 600 truckloads of aid. is already in the Gaza Strip due to its logistical shortcomings.

“We have extended crossing hours and expanded our capabilities,” he said in a message published on social media., adding this “the obstacles are not on Israel’s side” and called on the United Nations to “do its job.”

The Israeli organization also noted this Thursday that there were inspected and transported a total of 298 trucks containing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, 188 from the Kerem Shalom checkpoint and 110 from the Nitzana checkpoint; however, only 61 of them were distributed by UN agencies.

This comes after Israel announced a “new phase” of “humanitarian operations” in Gaza, which includes a number of measures aimed at increase to “almost 500” the number of aid trucks that enter the enclave every daysubjected to military offensive for more than six months.

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari explained that through a series of measures, the number of trucks could be gradually increased from 350 to about 500 per day, amid complaints from the United Nations and non-governmental organizations against Israel for its restrictions on cargo delivery. to help.