EU official says more being done to get aid to Gazans, but some hurdles persist

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be very severe, but the situation is trending in the right direction, an EU official tells Reuters.

The official says there were some positive developments regarding fuel delivery, the reopening of some routes, and an upward trend in the number of daily trucks entering the enclave and the repair of some vital infrastructure.

However, the official adds that “significant obstructive factors continue to undermine humanitarian operations and aid delivery to Gaza, notably the lack of a safe operating environment to allow the distribution of aid at scale.”

The comments come after the EU’s foreign policy and humanitarian arms updated member countries late on Wednesday on the status of an agreement reached with Israel last month on boosting humanitarian access to Gaza.