GAZA — Aid is yet to be distributed in Gaza, the UN says, despite supplies entering following the end of an 11-week blockade.
According to Israeli officials, 93 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday “after a thorough security inspection”.
But the UN’s humanitarian office says they have only been transported to the Palestinian side of the crossing.
It says its team in Gaza waited for hours on Tuesday to access the crossing and collect the supplies, but it says the Israeli military has not yet given its permission.
Experts have warned of looming famine in Gaza and under international pressure, on Sunday, the Israeli prime minister said a basic amount of aid would be allowed to enter.
Israel’s closest allies are calling for a dramatic increase in supplies going in. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged the aid sent so far was “not in sufficient amounts”. — With inputs from agencies
