SvennoJ on 18 April 2024
‘Not enough aid is getting into Gaza’: UNRWA
The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) says humanitarian agencies face continuous challenges in delivering aid to people in a post on X.
The agency listed several obstacles it faces, including:
- Time: Aid crossing into Gaza is subject to complex requirements during the offload.
- Cold chain: Sensitive cold-chain cargo (food and medicines) is offloaded and left exposed until the UN is allowed to pick it up.
- Safety of the UN teams: Aid convoys have been hit by drones and strikes.
- Space: UNRWA’s main logistics base in Rafah is only partially operational; warehouse & distribution space is limited throughout the enclave, and most of it is no longer possible to reach or has been destroyed.
- Trucks: Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, most of the agency’s trucks used to transport aid have been damaged or destroyed.
And the US is ok with invading Rafah...
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