Israeli security officials have told us that as part of the cease-fire agreement’s humanitarian provisions, 600 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza each day.
UNICEF said in a statement yesterday that more than 1,300 trucks were ready to transport aid to Gaza and called on “all stakeholders” to open the besieged enclave to humanitarian supplies.
The U.N. children’s agency said the trucks were “ready to carry tents, nutritional supplies, essential medicines and vaccines, learning and recreation kits, and water and hygiene supplies.”
UNICEF “welcomes” the ceasefire that has come into effect in the Gaza Strip, adding that it “gives hope to Palestinian children who have suffered through two years of brutal war.”
“Two years of shelling and fighting have caused devastating destruction across the Gaza Strip,” the statement added.
“More than 64,000 children are reported killed or injured, homes, hospitals and schools have been destroyed. Essential services have collapsed and the scale of humanitarian needs is enormous.”
Israeli security officials previously told CNN that 600 aid trucks a day would be allowed into Gaza as part of the cease-fire agreement’s humanitarian provisions, but aid groups told CNN yesterday that the expected surge in shipments has not yet materialized.
“All stakeholders must ensure that UN humanitarian operations can resume at scale immediately and safely,” UNICEF said in a statement.
“All borders to Gaza, including to the north, should be opened immediately for the flow of humanitarian aid, essential goods and critical supplies.”
