More than 30 aid trucks have entered Gaza, the largest convoy to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory since deliveries began trickling in again over a week ago, the UN said.
According to AFP, the United Nations humanitarian organisation OCHA said 33 trucks carrying water, food, and medical supplies had gone into Gaza on Sunday, through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
“This is the largest delivery of humanitarian aid since 21 October, when limited deliveries resumed,” OCHA said in an update on the situation in Gaza sent early Monday.
To date, it said, 117 trucks had entered Gaza through the crossing since limited deliveries resumed to the crowded Palestinian territory of 2.4 million people.
OCHA welcomed the latest aid deliveries, but stressed that “a much larger volume of aid is needed on a regular basis to prevent further deterioration in the dire humanitarian situation, including civil unrest”.
“In particular, entry of fuel to operate medical equipment and water and sanitation facilities is urgently required.” Of the 117 trucks allowed in so far, it said that 70 had carried medical supplies, and 60 of them brought in food and nutritional items.
Only 13 carried water and sanitation supplies, it said. And Israel has blocked all deliveries of fuel, saying it would be exploited by Hamas to manufacture weapons and explosives.
