Gaza's Authority Denies The Amount Of Aid From The US, Claims 1,063 Trucks But Only 49 Entered

Gaza aid (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Gaza authorities confirmed that few aid trucks had recently entered the north of the Gaza Strip. They also denied an increase in aid entry as claimed by the United States and Israel.

The head of the Gaza-based Government Media Office, Salama Marouf, said in a statement that of the 1,063 aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip last week, only 49 entered the northern part of the enclave.

"The number of these trucks denies the American and Israeli statements regarding the increase in the number of aid trucks (to northern Gaza), as they claim without evidence, the entry of 300 aid trucks every day," he said, quoting Antara.

Marouf reiterated that Israel limits the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza.

He also urged the reopening of all crossings with Gaza and facilitation of the entry of no less than 1,000 trucks every day, to address the impact of the food crisis in Gaza.

Previously, the US special envoy for the Middle East humanitarian issue, David Satterfield told reporters that the volume of humanitarian aid reaching coastal areas, especially the northern region hit by starvation, was much larger than in previous months.

"Is that enough? No, this is not enough. But this is progress," he said.

Under US pressure, Israel pledged to facilitate more access to aid, including by opening an Erez crossing to northern Gaza, allowing the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, and expanding the operational capacity of existing aid access points.