Iran Press/ West Asia: The first convoy carrying aid into the besieged Gaza Strip “must not be the last”, the UN humanitarian chief has said as trucks loaded with supplies entered the enclave.
“I am confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effort to provide essential supplies… to the people of Gaza,” said Martin Griffith after 20 trucks crossed from Egypt into Gaza.
“This first convoy must not be the last,” he said.
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Program, has also welcomed the passing into Gaza of the humanitarian convoy but warned that 20 aid trucks aren’t enough.
“The situation inside Gaza is dire. Not only is there no food, there is no water, electricity, or fuel. And that combination is not only catastrophic but can lead to more starvation and disease as well,” she told Al Jazeera.
“We’ve got to get more trucks in,” she said, adding that it's important to ensure aid reaches the hands of the right beneficiaries, in a safe and sustained manner.
Palestinians in Gaza are very frustrated because there were talks of 100 trucks being allowed in, but in the end, only 20 trucks were let through.
Five hospitals in Gaza are completely out of service while another two are running on very low fuel supplies and have already had to shut down major health departments.
On October 7, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm deep into the territories occupied by the Israeli regime in reaction to the recurring desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds, the 16-year-old blockade of Gaza as well as intensified Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The campaign killed at least 1,500 Israeli forces and settlers and injured more than 4,800 others.
Meanwhile, Israel conducted intensive air strikes on civilian targets in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 4,100 Palestinians in Gaza and wounding over 13,000 others.
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