UN reports only 90 aid truckloads entered Gaza
Facing hindrance in distribution of humanitarian aid due to security
The UN confirmed that it had collected only 90 truckloads of aid into Gaza, marking the first aid arrival in the besieged Palestinian territory since early March.
Three days after Israel announced it would allow in limited aid, the United Nations on Wednesday “collected around 90 truckloads of goods from the Kerem Shalom crossing and dispatched them into Gaza,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in a statement.
The United Nations has said that facing hindrance in distribution of humanitarian aid due to security issues in the Gaza Strip.
“So far … none of the supplies have been able to leave the Kerem Shalom loading area,” said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, adding that it was because Israeli authorities had only allowed access within Gaza “we felt was insecure” and where looting was likely due to the prolonged deprivation.
