Saudi Arabia’s main humanitarian agency has said the Israeli closure of Rafah and other crossings into Gaza is hampering its aid efforts to send lifesaving food, some of which was in danger of spoiling.

“We have hundreds of trucks now piling in Rafah because of the closure of Rafah and other corridors. We are facing big restrictions to reach the people of Gaza,” said Abdullah al Rabeeah, the head of the state-run King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief).

Rabeeah, whose agency has provided over $6 billion in aid worldwide in the last few years, said food on hundreds of trucks waiting to enter Gaza and stored in warehouses could be approaching expiry with the closure of the crossing since May 7, when Israel stepped up its offensive.

“We are worried that food items will lose their expiry date because the corridor is closed and we are checking those food items … So it is a big burden on us,” Rabeeah, who is also Saudi royal palace adviser and former minister of health, told Reuters.

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