UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as international pressure on Israel mounts

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Source: BBC

UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as international pressure on Israel mounts

20 May 2025

Tom Bennett
BBC News
Reporting from Jerusalem

The UN says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade.

Israeli officials said 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday, carrying aid including flour, baby food, medical equipment, and pharmaceutical drugs.

But the UN said, despite trucks reaching the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, no aid had yet been distributed.

Its spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said a team "waited several hours" for Israel to allow them to access the area but "unfortunately, they were not able to bring those supplies into our warehouse".

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1. pressure mounts ? where

[Beastly Boy]

2. What is the UN waiting for? A certain terrorist gang whose name is not to be uttered to loot

the trucks before they get to the UN warehouse?

Or are they scheduling a welcome ceremony at the warehouse before the aid arrives?