Israeli occupation holds 6,000 aid trucks, enough for 3 months, says UNRWA
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that the occupation authorities are holding around 6,000 lorries loaded with food and relief supplies, enough to meet Gaza’s needs for a full three months. The shipment also includes hundreds of thousands of tents and blankets intended for 1.3 million displaced people.
UNRWA’s media adviser, Adnan Abu Hasna, told reporters that although the number of lorries entering Gaza has “nominally increased” compared with the period before the ceasefire, it is still far below what is required to meet the huge needs facing the territory after two years of war and blockade.
He said the occupation continues to block the entry of hundreds of essential items, including health supplies, water and sanitation equipment, and basic foodstuffs.
He further explained, “What has been allowed in is a limited number of trucks carrying commercial goods, while 95 per cent of the Gaza Strip’s population depends on humanitarian aid and cannot afford to buy these materials.”
Abu Hasna added that most people in Gaza have almost completely lost their purchasing power, leaving full dependence on aid as the only option available.