UN aid chief says aid allowed into Gaza ‘a drop in the ocean’

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United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher has said Israel has cleared nine trucks of aid to enter Gaza through the Keren Shalom crossing following 11 weeks of a complete blockade, Reuters reports.

“But it is a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed, and significantly more aid must be allowed into Gaza, starting tomorrow morning,” Fletcher said in a statement.

“To reduce looting, there must be a regular flow of aid and humanitarians must be permitted to use multiple routes. Commercial goods should complement the humanitarian response,” he said.

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