The UN’s humanitarian chief has said that Israel has decided not to cap the number of trucks allowed into Gaza, as he laid out a plan to bring aid into the Palestinian territory, AFP reports.

Martin Griffiths told reporters that the United Nations had around 460 trucks ready in El Arish, the closest major Egyptian city to the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip.

Griffiths said he was “very grateful” to hear, via UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, “that the Israeli government has decided — and we thank them — not to put a cap on the number of trucks going in”.

Griffiths made the announcement as he set out a 10-point plan to help ease the humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling in particular for a ceasefire.