UN says 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began

25/5/2024 6:26

        Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, after
        Israel began a military operation in southern Gaza's Rafah area, the United Nations said on Friday.
        
        The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that between May 7 and May 23, only 906 truckloads entered the enclave of 2.3 million people, where a famine looms amid the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.
        
        U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said about 800 of those truckloads were food supplies.
        
        OCHA said 143 truckloads passed through the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing in Gaza's south, while in Gaza's north 62 passed through the Erez crossing and 604 via Erez West. It said 97 truckloads have come through a U.S.-built floating pier in central Gaza that began operating a week ago.