ISRAEL PREPARES GAZA-BOUND AID TRUCKS AT KEREM SHALOM CROSSING – Israel ended an 11-week-long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago
Aid trucks and sacks of aid lined up on pallets on the ground were seen, as the media was invited by the Israeli army to film the preparation of Gaza-bound aid at the Kerem Shalom crossing.
Under growing international pressure, Israel ended an 11-week-long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago. It has allowed a limited amount of relief to be delivered via two avenues – the United Nations or the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
The United Nations said that since aid deliveries resumed last week, Israel had approved about 800 truckloads of relief.
However, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated that fewer than 500 truckloads had reached the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, “where we and our partners could collect just over 200 of them – limited by insecurity and restricted access.”
Israel has accused Hamas of diverting and seizing aid supplies. Hamas has denied stealing aid.
