Israel blames the UN for delays in the distribution of aid of 600 trucks already in the Gaza Strip

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April 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli military authority in charge of the Palestinian territories, blamed the United Nations this Thursday for the delays in the distribution of aid of 600 trucks already in the Gaza Strip due to its logistical deficiencies.

“We extended crossing hours and expanded our capabilities,” he indicated in a message published on the X social network, adding that “the obstacles are not on the Israeli side” and urging the United Nations to “do its job.”

The Israeli agency stated earlier this Thursday that it had inspected and transferred a total of 298 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave – 188 from the Kerem Shalom crossing and 110 from the Nitzana crossing – although only 61 of them They were distributed by UN agencies.

This comes after Israel announced this Thursday a “new phase” in “humanitarian operations” in Gaza that includes a series of measures aimed at increasing to “close to 500” the number of trucks with aid that enter the Gaza Strip each day. enclave, subjected to a military offensive for more than six months.

The spokesman for the Israeli Army, Daniel Hagari, explained that thanks to a series of measures, the number of trucks can be gradually increased from 350 to around 500 a day, amidst complaints from the United Nations and non-governmental organizations against Israel for its restrictions on the delivery of aid.

Already the day before, COGAT criticized that the UN, in order to hide its logistical failures, was only counting the trucks that they distribute even though there were up to 500 trucks waiting to be counted on the Gaza side.