Israeli authorities announced today that 93 trucks carrying United Nations humanitarian aid have entered the besieged and war-torn Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Flour for bakeries, baby food, medical supplies and medicines were brought in, the Ministry of Defense announced.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that, after two and a half months of blockade of Gaza, he would allow a small number of trucks with humanitarian aid to enter due to international pressure.
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The aid is being delivered after strong international outcry over the massive humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and European pressure on Israel to end its intensified offensive in Gaza and allow aid to enter.
A United Nations spokesman said today that the organization had been authorized to send "about 100 trucks" of aid to Gaza, after only nine were allowed to enter the previous day.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said on Monday that the aid being allowed to pass was only "a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed."
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said "several dozen" trucks were allowed in today, but cited complications in handling the aid.
"Although more supplies entered the Gaza Strip, we were not able to guarantee their delivery to our warehouses and distribution points," Dujarric said.
"Logistical complications, security concerns and the general environment make the situation extremely difficult," the UN spokesman added.
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