Amid UNRWA phase-out, Israel transfers 8 trucks into Gaza for WFP to deliver aid

The Defense Ministry body responsible for facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza says it helped deliver eight empty trucks that will be added to the World Food Programme to bolster the delivery of aid throughout the Strip.

Six of the trucks are for aid and two of the trucks are for fuel.

Israel is working to bolster WFP’s capacity after passing legislation aimed at effectively dismantling the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA at the end of January over its ties to Hamas.

“Since the outbreak of war, [COGAT’s] efforts have enabled 63 empty trucks into the Gaza Strip for international organizations,” COGAT says in a statement.

Aid groups have long argued that the IDF has slow-walked approvals of trucks and other essentials, hampering aid delivery efforts.