The United Nations stated on Wednesday that it had received notification from Israeli authorities of their intention to reduce the number of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip by half.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said that Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) had officially informed the UN of the decision. He added that Israeli authorities had previously agreed to allow approximately 600 aid trucks per day following the ceasefire.
Haq noted that the United Nations is working to ensure the maximum delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip. He reiterated the organization’s call for all parties to uphold their commitments under the agreement, particularly the guarantee of continuous humanitarian access.
The Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect last Friday, following two years of a devastating Israeli military war during which more than 67,000 Palestinians were killed and approximately 170,000, mostly women and children, were injured.
