CogatIsraeli military body Cogat said 50 lorries delivered aid from Jordan to northern Gaza on WednesdayIsrael has denied obstructing humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, after the US warned its ally in a letter to urgently boost humanitarian access or risk having some military assistance cut off.
The first aid in two weeks was allowed into northern Gaza following the letter, but the UN's acting humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya described it as a “trickle”.
In the letter sent on Sunday, the US expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation and said Israeli actions had contributed to it.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told the Security Council that it had “flooded Gaza with as much aid as possible” and accused the Palestinian armed group Hamas of stealing and selling shipments.
Ms Msuya warned that essential supplies are running out for about 400,000 Palestinians in the north, amid an Israeli ground offensive against what the military says are regrouping Hamas fighters in and around the Jabalia area.
