COGAT claims that 206 aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday
The Israeli Defense Ministry agency that oversees the occupied Palestinian territory has claimed that 206 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Tuesday.
The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said the Egyptian, Jordanian and Israeli trucks went through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing in southern Gaza and the Beit Hanoon (Erez) crossing in the north.
However, the UN and other international organisations continue to report Israeli restrictions on aid delivery to Gaza, while independent UN experts say famine has spread throughout the besieged enclave after more than nine months of war.
July 16 - humanitarian efforts:
🚛206 aid trucks were transferred to Gaza.
Trucks from Egypt, Jordan a d Israel entered via the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings, as well as a convoy that entered via Gate 96.
🔃A rotation coordination of humanitarian personnel has been… pic.twitter.com/yfLp9fG4ZP
— COGAT (@cogatonline) July 17, 2024
No idea how they're counting or where they end up, but they are not arriving where needed. (Nor is 206 anywhere near enough)
What life is like for Palestinians living under occupation
What if every aspect of your life was under someone else’s control? This is the reality for millions of Palestinians who say Israel’s occupation has deprived them of freedom for generations.
Since October 7, conditions in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have significantly worsened with settler attacks tripling, according to the UN.
In the 76 years since the Nakba, Israel has controlled the resources Palestinians can use, the services they can access, where they can travel and even what they can build on their own land.
Palestinian residents of Jerusalem get 4-12 hours of running water per week
Ir Amim, a Jerusalem-focused Israeli rights group, says that in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave, there is an acute water crisis in Kufr Aqab, a large Palestinian neighbourhood located along the northern edge of occupied East Jerusalem.
Kufr Aqab is one of eight Palestinian neighbourhoods that are part of the Israeli-run Jerusalem municipality but are located beyond the Israeli separation barrier. It is home to 100,000 people, roughly 30 percent of East Jerusalem’s Palestinian population.
Given severe municipal neglect, which has led to substandard living conditions, “the extreme water scarcity in Kufr Aqab is only liable to further deteriorate conditions and make the area completely uninhabitable, forcing residents out of the city entirely,” Ir Amim said in a statement.
“Although the severe water shortage has continued for nearly two months, there has been little to no acknowledgment by the Jerusalem municipality, Israeli Water Authority, and/or other relevant Israeli bodies, much less attempts to mitigate this humanitarian emergency.”
The group said that in contrast, a recent water service disruption due to a burst pipe in a Jewish neighbourhood in West Jerusalem was immediately addressed by the municipality and emergency measures were taken to swiftly rectify the issue.
