The total number of trucks loaded with relief materials that entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing reached about 1,096 trucks during the period between October 21 and November 12, according to the Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The aid was distributed among five sectors: 365 trucks for food security, 185 for health, 135 for multiple sectors, 132 for water, hygiene and sanitation supplies, 108 for shelters and equipment, and eight trucks for nutrition.
This aid was provided by 20 countries, seven United Nations institutions, and four humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross.
The office said that during the period between the 7th and 21st of October, about 2,100 trucks of relief materials were supposed to enter through the Rifaa crossing, but this did not happen due to the repercussions of the war between Israel and Hamas.
He added that the daily entry rate of trucks was about 30 percent less than the number of trucks that were supposed to enter through the Rafah crossing only and about 10 percent less than all crossing points with Gaza.
The 8th of November witnessed the highest rate of entry of trucks loaded with relief materials, with 106 trucks, while no trucks entered on the 24th and 28th of last October.
The office published an illustration showing the number of trucks entering through Rafah during the aforementioned period.
The number of trucks sent by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reached 516 trucks, while the remaining number was distributed among UNRWA (119), trucks provided by countries (100), the World Food Program (75), UNICEF (67), the Red Cross (24), and the World Health Organization (16).
The United Nations calls on Israel to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow the entry of larger amounts of aid.
The Rafah crossing with Egypt is the only open border crossing with Gaza, but only a small portion of the aid that was delivered before the conflict passes through it.
Residents in the Gaza Strip are suffering from worsening water and food shortages, with shop owners announcing that their store shelves are empty.
Earlier, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that all bakeries had publicly stopped working since November 7 due to shortages of fuel, water, wheat flour, and damage.
UNRWA reported that two water distribution stations in southern Gaza stopped working on November 13 due to a fuel shortage, depriving 200,000 people of drinking water.
2023-11-16 18:27:10
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