UN Says Aid Yet to Reach Gazans as Pressure Grows on Israel
Two million people are facing starvation in Gaza.
All eyes have been on the spot where the trucks are supposed to be taking or getting the food to the people. That is not happening.
Since yesterday, the trucks have been waiting and waiting and this morning it's the same situation.
Even 100 trucks are not going to make a huge difference, because Gaza has been without food for 11 weeks.
If you look at pictures people have posted from the markets, they're almost empty, there is no fruit, vegetables, no protein, no meat, no chicken in Gaza.
And most importantly, no fuel to run the generators in the hospital. No medicine into Gaza. 25% of the water in Gaza is contaminated and not drinkable.
So the situation remains very catastrophic.
On Sunday, Israel agreed to allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza, ending its 11-week blockade.
Israel said 93 trucks carrying aid were transferred to Gaza on Tuesday, a much higher figure than the five trucks that crossed the day before.
However, the UN has said that aid has yet to reach the civilian population.
According to the UN, Israeli authorities required the UN trucks to offload their supplies on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, which is located on the border with southern Gaza.
UN teams inside Gaza were unable to collect the aid on Tuesday after waiting several hours for the Israeli green light to access the holding area.
There are five other crossing points controlled by Israeli forces – Kissufim and Gate 96, which are on the border with central Gaza; Erez and Erez West, which are on the border with northern Gaza; and the Rafah crossing with Egypt, which has been closed since Israeli forces seized it a year ago.
(Source: BBC)