UN relief agency says authorities are hampering operations by failing to grant requests for access permits
The UN’s relief agency for Palestinians, the largest aid organisation operating in Gaza, has said Israeli authorities are frequently preventing it from delivering aid and hampering its operations in the territory.and coordinates with aid groups, but “this contact doesn’t always bring positive results – as we can see, from the obstructions to delivery, to our ability to receive trucks”.
“Between the public, politically driven attacks on Unrwa by Israeli officials and the constant obstructions to our ability to work, both in Gaza and in East Jerusalem and the West Bank … all of this is indeed seeking to discredit us, and ultimately dislodge us from the occupied Palestinian Territories,” she said.
The US-run pier has become Gaza’s sole entry point for most aid other than fuel, after Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah crossing early last month. In the six weeks since, a total of just 627 trucks have passed the second crossing point, Kerem Shalom,The $320m offshore platform went into operation in May, receiving aid shipped from Cyprus.
“At the end of the day it’s about the volume of aid that comes in and whether it’s sufficient to feed, support, and give medical services to over 2 million people. The answer is no, it is very much insufficient,” said Alrifai.
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