From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 8, 2024
COGAT: 419 trucks of aid entered Gaza today, highest number since start of war
The Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says that 419 trucks of humanitarian aid were inspected and transferred to the Gaza Strip today.
The civil-military unit says that this is the highest number of trucks that have entered in any one day since the start of the war, following yesterday’s high of 322 trucks.
Another 29 trucks were coordinated to northern Gaza overnight, COGAT adds.
In addition, it says on X, formerly Twitter, 258 packages carrying “hundreds of thousands of meals” were airdropped over the Palestinian enclave.
????419 humanitarian aid trucks were inspected and transferred to Gaza today (Apr. 8). This is the highest number of aid trucks that entered Gaza in one day since the start of the war. It follows a previous high of 322 trucks that were inspected and facilitated yesterday.
???? pic.twitter.com/zsJ4TWly6v— COGAT (@cogatonline) April 8, 2024
Earlier today, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the over 300 trucks that entered Gaza on Sunday were a good start, but that the US hoped to see more than 350 enter per day starting later this week.
