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U.N.: Gaza aid deliveries limited; fewer than 400 truckloads collected since crossing reopened
Summary
At a U.N. press briefing, the spokesperson said repeated denials of access and restrictions at crossings have left U.N. teams able to collect "fewer than 400 truckloads" of supplies since the Karim Shalom crossing reopened, and recent Israeli clearances approved only a small number of precleared trucks.
The United Nations spokesperson said the U.N. has been able to collect "fewer than 400 truckloads" of supplies for Gaza since the Karim Shalom crossing reopened, and that trucks and convoys continue to face denials of access.
The spokesperson said U.N. teams submitted dozens of pre-cleared truckloads for additional Israeli clearance but that only a small fraction were approved to enter the Israeli side of Karim Shalom (also spelled Karim Sholem in the briefing). She told reporters that of multiple attempts to move supplies, "these denials prevented our teams from carrying out interventions as critical as, as, trucking water to those who need it." The briefing noted one denied attempt yesterday was to retrieve fuel, which U.N. staff…
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