Number Of Aid Trucks Entering Gaza Drops Significantly

Border authorities say the number has decreased from 100–130 trucks to as little as four on some days

The border crossing authorities in Gaza’s south have reported a significant decrease in humanitarian aid trucks entering the Strip, Arab World Press (AWP) reported on 21 February.

"Today 13 trucks entered through the Kerem Abu Salom crossing and from the Rafah crossing only four trucks of fuel entered while previously between 100–130 trucks were entering," Spokesman for the Crossings and Borders Authority in the Gaza Strip Hisham Adwan told AWP on Tuesday.

Adwan noted that on some days, only four trucks entered the besieged enclave.

"There is a significant reduction in the number of trucks, which makes the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip more difficult,” Adwan said, explaining it was due to “Israeli demonstrations near the Kerem Shalom crossing to prevent their entry.”

Adwan added that the quality of aid has remained the same, "it is limited to canned meat, blankets, tents, some cleaning materials, some medicines and medical supplies," he said.

The Crossing and Borders Authority spokesman emphasized that 70 percent of the medical supplies entering Gaza are not needed at this time, highlighting medicine for the COVID-19 virus as one example.

On a similar note, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to suspend food deliveries to the northern Gaza Strip “until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions.”

“The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza Strip has not been taken lightly, as we know it means the situation there will deteriorate further and more people risk dying of hunger,” the WFP said in a statement on Tuesday.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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