UN Reports Half of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Have Been Blocked by Israel
Stephane Dujarric, speaking on behalf of the UN, cited the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and warned that relief efforts “continue to face significant impediments.”
He detailed that shipments from Jordan are restricted to routes requiring multiple offloading and reloading points. He also noted that aid from Egypt, via the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing, faces high return rates. “Despite a recent improvement, between Feb. 4 and 10, less than 60% of consignments from Egypt could be offloaded at that crossing point,” Dujarric said.
In Gaza itself, he stressed that aid movements requiring coordination with Israeli authorities still encounter obstacles. “Of nearly 50 such movements coordinated between Feb. 6 and 11, just over half were fully facilitated,” he said, adding that “five were denied outright, and 11 were approved but encountered significant delays and other impediments, including two that were only partially accomplished as a result.”
He further reported that “just today, we had two more denials.” Dujarric confirmed that UN teams on the ground are continuing discussions with Israel to “clarify the constraints and seek their resolution.”
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