The number of requests for aid trucks to reach northern Gaza denied by the Israeli army doubled in August compared with previous months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.

According to Al Jazeera, Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesperson for the WHO, told reporters in Geneva it was not an isolated incident.

“We have been trying to get to al-Shifa Hospital between September 7-10 for four times, and we were unable to. And we will try again today. So we really [are doing] our best, but this is a pattern,” he said.

Speaking at the same briefing, OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke said only 74 out of 208 attempts to reach the north in August were facilitated.

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