We’ve been told by Israeli security officials that 600 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza every day as part of the ceasefire agreement’s humanitarian clause.
UNICEF said in a statement yesterday that more than 1,300 trucks are ready to take aid into Gaza and called on “all parties” to open the besieged enclave to humanitarian supplies.
The trucks are “ready to bring in tents, nutrition items, essential medicines and vaccines, learning and recreation kits, and water and sanitation supplies,” the UN’s children’s agency said.
UNICEF “welcomes” the ceasefire which has come into effect in Gaza, it said, adding that it “provides hope for Palestinian children who have suffered through two years of horrific war.”
“Two years of bombardments and fighting have resulted in catastrophic devastation across the Gaza Strip,” the statement added.
“More than 64,000 children have been reported killed and injured, and homes, hospitals and schools have been destroyed. Essential services have collapsed, and the scale of humanitarian needs is immense.”
Israeli security officials previously told CNN that 600 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza every day as part of the ceasefire agreement’s humanitarian clause, but aid groups told CNN yesterday the expected surge in deliveries had not yet materialized.
“All parties must ensure that UN humanitarian operations can immediately and safely resume at scale,” UNICEF said in its statement.
“All crossings into Gaza, including in the north, should be opened immediately for the flow of humanitarian aid and essential goods and critical supplies.”