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Friday, November 24, 2023
200 truckloads of humanitarian aid enter Gaza — largest total since war’s outbreak
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Two-hundred trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza today, Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians COGAT announces.
This is by far the largest number of trucks to enter Gaza since the outbreak of the war and is a fulfillment of Israel’s commitments to allow in 200 trucks of aid for every day of the temporary truce.
US officials told The Times of Israel earlier this week that they didn’t think Israel would be able to abide by this clause due to the limited aid delivery mechanisms currently in place.
“The humanitarian aid trucks contained food, water, shelter equipment and medical supplies only,” COGAT says.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that 137 of the trucks have been offloaded by UNRWA workers for distribution.
One hundred and twenty-nine thousand liters of fuel and four trucks of gas also crossed into Gaza today, OCHA says.
Hundreds of thousands of people were assisted with food, water, medical supplies and other essential humanitarian items throughout the day, according to OCHA.
“The UN welcomes the release of 24 hostages held in Gaza since October 7 and renews its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,” OCHA says.
The Times of Israel Community.