Germany Criticizes Israel Allowing Little Trucks To Enter Gaza

A spokesman for the German government said the aid trucks Israel allowed into the Gaza Strip this week were too few and too late.

"It's too little, too late, and too late," a German spokesman said.

The Israeli military said as many as 107 aid trucks belonging to the United Nations (UN) and other aid groups carrying flour, food, medical equipment and pharmaceutical medicines were transferred on Thursday to the Gaza Strip.

However, supply deliveries to people sheltering in tents and other emergency accommodations were uncertain.

So far, the Palestinian aid group's parent network says 119 aid trucks have entered Gaza since Israel relaxed the blockade on Monday after receiving international condemnation.

However, distribution was hampered by looting by a group of men, some of whom were armed, near the town of Khan Younis.

"They stole the food that should have been given to children and families suffering from severe hunger," the network said in a statement reported by Reuters, Friday, May 23.

The network condemns Israeli airstrikes against security teams protecting the trucks.

A Hamas official said six members of the security team tasked with guarding the shipment were killed. There has been no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

The aid group network also said the amount of aid entering Gaza was still inadequate and covered only a small amount of supply.

According to them, Israel's approval to allow trucks to enter the area destroyed by the war was a "cheating maneuver" to avoid international pressure calling for the lifting of the blockade.