The director general of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Marwan Jilani, has said “nobody knows” whether humanitarian assistance would get into the besieged Gaza Strip.

“There are preparations, yes,” he told Al Jazeera when asked about the aid deliveries.

“We are getting ready so that whenever this border crossing opens, we will be using this opportunity to get critical relief for the people inside Gaza, especially for the patients, the hospitals, and the people at large,” Jilani added.