UN calls for hundreds of humanitarian, commercial trucks to enter Gaza daily

New York: Notwithstanding the daily tactical pause in fighting that Israel has declared recently to facilitate the passage of humanitarian convoys, th...

New York: Notwithstanding the daily tactical pause in fighting that Israel has declared recently to facilitate the passage of humanitarian convoys, the quality of aid that entered the Gaza Strip is still inadequate to aid starving Gazans, with UN trucks facing restrictions that hamper aid delivery, the United Nations has reported.

It affirmed that the shortage of supplies is not merely confined to food, as there is a sore need for fuel for the humanitarian operations to persist, including the operation of relief trucks.

Approximately 200,000 liters of fuel have been collected from the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, but the limited quantity that entered Gaza throughout the past week is not enough, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN highlighted.

At a press conference held by United Nations agencies in Geneva, OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke underscored that the humanitarian needs inside Gaza are immense, necessitating the entry of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of trucks, not only daily, not only weekly, but for months and possibly years to come.