Just 73 aid trucks entered Gaza on Friday, Gaza’s government media office has said, adding that most of their contents were looted before they could be distributed.
This is far short of the 500-600 trucks the UN estimates is needed daily to address the spiralling humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Strip. So far, at least 163 Palestinians, including 92 children have died due to Israeli-imposed starvation in the enclave.
The media office said Israel is “systematically and deliberately” enforcing “security chaos” enabling the looting of trucks.
“We strongly condemn the continued crime of starvation, the closure of the crossings, and the prevention of humanitarian aid from entering,” it said in a statement.