The UN has said it has no information on whether the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) actually distributed any aid in Gaza, as the US-backed group announced yesterday, Al Jazeera reports.

Speaking to reporters in Geneva, the spokesperson of the UN humanitarian office labelled the reported operations of the GHF “a distraction”.

“What is actually needed,” OCHA’s Jens Laerke said, “is a reopening of all the crossings into Gaza, a secure environment within Gaza, and faster facilitation of missions and final approvals of all the emergency supplies that we have just outside the border and needs to get in.”

The spokesperson also called for an end to Israeli curbs on the kind of aid being allowed to enter Gaza, which he said was being “cherry-picked” and did not always match needs.

Separately, UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma told the same briefing via videolink that UN agencies do not “have any information” about the delivery of any supplies by the GHF into the besieged territory.

“We know what’s needed, we know what’s missing, and we are very, very far from that daily target,” Touma said.

“The needs are 500-600 trucks at a minimum that should go into Gaza, loaded with supplies. Not only food but also medicine, medical supplies, vaccines for children, fuel, water and other basics for people’s survival.”