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UN says Israel denied six coordinated humanitarian movements to Gaza; warns aid pipeline unable to meet needs
Summary
The United Nations said Israeli authorities denied six coordinated UN humanitarian movements to Gaza and that approved cargo is not reaching Palestinians in sufficient quantities, while OCHA and UN officials warned that existing distribution schemes cannot meet the needs of some 2.1 million people.
The United Nations said Israeli authorities denied six coordinated humanitarian movements into Gaza and that trucks whose entry the UN had sought were not available for UN personnel to collect, undermining efforts to deliver aid to about 2,100,000 Palestinians.
"It is not for lack of trying," the UN spokesperson said, adding: "They sure ain't making it easy for us." The spokesman said about 900 truckloads had been submitted for Israeli approval, roughly 800 were approved, and that only a fraction reached the Palestinian side through the Karim Shalom crossing. The spokesperson said UN teams and partners were limited by insecurity and restricted access even where goods had been cleared…
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