A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived in Gaza this Sunday from Egypt. On Saturday, another 20 trucks with food and medicine.
The governor of Egypt’s North Sinai province, Mohamed Shosha, said last week that aid collected by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other organizations in Egypt amounted to three thousand tons.
The United Nations is pressuring Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, home to more than two million people.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the press that it was “extremely important that there is no disruption to the flow of aid across the border,” stressing that basic needs in the Gaza Strip would only be met with 100 trucks entering per day. .
Griffiths said there were “tough but fair” talks with Israel over a “control system” designed to allay Tel Aviv’s fears that food and medical equipment would end up in the hands of the Islamist group Hamas.
A UN representative described the situation in the Gaza Strip this way: “There are a lot of people there, and they are in a serious situation.” “The health care system is in shambles. There is not enough water. People are already thinking about drinking only dirty water,” he added.
The supplies delivered this weekend are the first humanitarian aid to reach the territory since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which began on October 7 after the Israeli state was the target of rocket attacks and militias who kidnapped more than two hundred people. .
Author: Business magazine
Source: CM Jornal
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