Israel calls on UN to ‘do better’ at processing humanitarian supplies into Gaza: ‘The aid is there, and the people need it’

The Defense Ministry body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs says the United Nations needs to do more to process aid into Gaza, and charges that humanitarian supplies are not reaching the Strip fast enough.

“We have expanded our capabilities to conduct inspections for the aid delivered into Gaza. Kerem Shalom is to be opened, so the number of inspections will double. But the aid keeps waiting at the entrance of Rafah,” COGAT writes on X.

“The UN must do better — the aid is there, and the people need it,” COGAT says.

In a bid to facilitate an increase in the number of aid trucks that can enter Gaza each day, last week Israel announced it would open the Kerem Shalom Crossing with Gaza for the inspection of humanitarian aid trucks before they enter Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah crossing.

We have expanded our capabilities to conduct inspections for the aid delivered into Gaza. Kerem Shalom is to be opened, so the amount of inspections will double.
But the aid keeps waiting at the entrance of Rafah.
The UN must do better – the aid is there, and the people need it. pic.twitter.com/2RGNkPFRyD

— COGAT (@cogatonline) December 11, 2023