Israel said Monday that more than 120 truckloads of food aid were distributed by the UN and aid agencies in the Gaza Strip on the first day of a promised limited break in fighting.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Israel declared a “tactical pause” in military operations in part of Gaza and promised to open secure routes for aid, urging humanitarian groups to step up food distribution.<\/p>\n
“Over 120 trucks were collected and distributed yesterday by the UN and international organisations,” said COGAT, an Israeli defence ministry body overseeing civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n
“An additional 180 trucks entered Gaza and are now awaiting collection and distribution, along with hundreds of others still queued for UN pickup,” COGAT said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
Separately, Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have conducted parachute air drops of smaller quantities of aid.<\/p>\n
More than two million Palestinians live in Gaza and, before the eruption of the latest 21-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas, it took roughly 500 trucks per day of commercial trade and humanitarian aid to supply the territory.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks UN agencies have been warning of a life-threatening famine as aid supplies dry up, and international pressure has been building for a ceasefire to allow a massive relief operation.<\/p>\n
Israel’s government, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, furiously denies that it is using hunger as a weapon of war, and instead accuses the aid agencies of failing to pick up and distribute aid delivered to Gaza’s border crossing points.<\/p>\n
“More consistent collection and distribution by UN agencies and international organisations equals more aid reaching those who need it most in Gaza,” COGAT said.<\/p>\n
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