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Gaza’s 2.2 million residents have faced months of food insecurity, worsening the region’s already poor health situation.humanitarian aid organization criticized Israel It has prevented enough aid trucks from entering Gaza, kept key crossings closed and created logistical bottlenecks.
Israel denies the accusations and blames the UN for failing to distribute aid, which the UN disputes.
Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday that supplies unloaded at a temporary pier built by the U.S. off the coast of Gaza are not reaching those who need them. CNN.
And unless Israel creates a safe environment for aid groups to operate, the entire project could ultimately fail, the United Nations World Food Program said on Tuesday. Associated Press.
Crowds blocked trucks carrying aid from the pier over the weekend, CNN reported.
“I don’t understand what this floating dock represents, what its purpose is,” Gaza resident Munir Ayad told CNN near the pier. “They say it’s for aid, but people are worried. Is it aid or something else? We know the US has never supported the Palestinian cause, so it doesn’t make sense to give aid without something in return.”
WFP spokesman Steve Talavera told The Associated Press that of the 16 aid trucks that left the pier on Saturday, only five arrived at the warehouse with cargo.
As a result, it was forced to suspend deliveries on Sunday and Monday, the Associated Press reported, citing WFP.
The Pentagon said relief shipments resumed on Tuesday, but the United Nations said it was not aware of any shipments that took place that day, according to the Associated Press.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the temporary pier only docked on the Gaza Strip beach last Thursday. Website.
Ryder said 569 tons of aid had been delivered to Gaza ports as of Tuesday.
The Department of Defense previously said: goal The mission was to deliver at least 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza per day, or about 90 truckloads, with plans to expand to 150 trucks per day.
The U.S. Army previously deployed some of its largest ships to help with the pier’s construction. Efforts to better support civilians In the midst of conflict.
Countries including the United States are also dropping food by parachute. In March, five children were killed in Gaza by an aid package whose parachute malfunctioned.