An Aid Convoy for Gaza collected over 90 lorry loads of essential supplies after Israel erased its blockade three days ago. On Wednesday night, UN teams transported aid from the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza’s warehouses under tight security precautions.
The shipments included flour, baby formula, and vital medical supplies, later distributed to bakeries and health centers. UN agencies confirm that insecurity along the approved Israeli route delayed deliveries, leaving trucks vulnerable to attacks and theft.
Despite Israeli claims of allowing 100 more lorries through aid organizations, the supplies remain far below Gaza’s massive needs. The World Food Programmed-backed bakeries have resumed bread production to serve the most desperate communities in Southern Gaza.
Amjad al-Shawa, a director of the local aid network, said the network’s goal is to reach families without access to food or income. The Red Cross brought a truck of medical supplies to Rafah but called the overall delivery inadequate.
Aid officials say hundreds of trucks daily are required to meet rising demand and avoid widespread panic and criminal activity. WFP’s Antine Renard said each truck’s flour was valued at $400,000 due to market shortages and price inflation in Gaza.
He said that without a more extended ceasefire and safer routes, every delivery puts unarmed aid staff and supplies at grave risk. Since March, Israel blocked aid to pressure Hamas over 58 hostages. It resumed offensives and lifted the blockade this week.
Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted that Israel allow some aid to maintain global support and continue its whole military campaign. Israel proposed a new aid plan using private contractors, but UN agencies refused, calling it dangerous and politically motivated.
