Three days after Israel lifted an 11-week embargo, UN personnel have gathered more than 90 truckloads of humanitarian aid within the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday evening, the aid—which included medical supplies, bread, and baby food—was collected from the Kerem Shalom crossing and transported to warehouses for distribution. On Thursday, a number of bakeries started using the flour to make bread.
The UN attributed the delays to a lack of security along the Israeli military-approved only entry route.
According to Israeli officials, they permitted an extra 100 truck loads to pass through Kerem Shalom on Wednesday. But according to the UN, it was “nowhere near enough to meet the vast needs in Gaza”
