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UNOPS says fuel deliveries to Gaza have risen to 1.3 million liters daily; agency urges lasting ceasefire
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A UNOPS representative said the agency is delivering about 1.3 million liters of fuel per day to Gaza since the ceasefire, up from about 100,000 liters per day previously, and warned that a lasting ceasefire is critical for recovery and reconstruction.
A UNOPS Representative, a representative of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), said the agency is now bringing and distributing about 1.3 million liters of fuel per day to Gaza since the ceasefire, up from roughly 100,000 liters per day before the truce.
"In the absence of other sources of energy, fuel is the only way to get the hospitals, the schools, the bakeries, the houses functioning in Gaza," the UNOPS Representative said. The representative added that generators run on fuel to produce electricity for those services.
The representative said UNOPS had installed about 1,500 solar panels in Gaza before the war, but those panels "disappear[ed] because people didn't have any other option to get electricity at home." The agency said it is monitoring fuel deliveries to ensure proper use and described its role as supporting immediate humanitarian needs while preparing for early recovery and reconstruction.
"UNOPS is committed to supporting not only on the short term through humanitarian aid, but also preparing for the next phase with early recovery and reconstruction. And for that, it's fundamental that the ceasefire lasts," the representative said.
The comments framed fuel deliveries as both a short-term lifeline for critical services and a stopgap measure pending recovery efforts. The representative emphasized monitoring of fuel distribution but did not provide details on monitoring mechanisms or longer-term energy plans.
No funding sources, delivery partners beyond UNOPS, or specific timelines for reconstruction were specified in the remarks.
