GAZA – The UN announced that in 2024, no UN convoy was able to reach the
north of the
Gaza Strip due to the heavy Israeli bombardment, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
Ted
Chaiban, the UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, spoke about the need to reach
the north, as nearly 250,000 to 300,000 people living in northern Gaza lack
clean water and barely have any food.
He
added that only seven out of 29 planned aid shipments successfully reached
their destinations in northern Gaza in the first two weeks of January.
Chaiban
called for more
trucks to enter Gaza, more crossings to be opened, and more
efficient inspection processes.
UNICEF
visited the Khan Younis UNICEF water desalination plants, which provide water
to nearly 250,000 people.
Chaiban
spoke about more than 500 trucks entering the Strip daily before the war.
whereas in November, about 60 aid trucks entered daily. Now, the number is
around 130 aid trucks and 30 commercial trucks on average per day, with the
opening of a second border crossing, but it is
still not enough.
"We
are trying to provide assistance to meet the surrounding needs, and there
should be fewer restrictions on the type of aid we can provide, such as
generators for water pumps and pipes to repair water facilities, which are
essential to restoring necessary water and sanitation services to keep people
alive,” he said.
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