RAFAH: On Monday, another aid convoy entered the besieged Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, marking the third delivery since the conflict erupted on October 7. The convoy, consisting of more than a dozen trucks, joined the previous 34 trucks that had entered Gaza over the weekend, as reported by an Egyptian Red Cross official.
Despite these deliveries, humanitarian workers and organizations stress that much more aid is urgently required to address the escalating crisis in Gaza amid brutal Israeli air strikes. The United Nations has emphasized the need for at least 100 trucks per day to meet the basic needs of Gaza’s 2.4 million inhabitants. The ongoing massive Israeli bombardment has resulted in thousands of casualties and forced half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people to flee their homes.
More Aid Required for Gaza
However, the aid provided so far falls significantly short of what is required. The UN humanitarian agency noted that Saturday’s convoy carried only about four percent of an average day’s imports before the conflict, highlighting the dire situation faced by the people of Gaza after 13 days of complete siege.
While Israel has reiterated its warnings for residents to leave northern Gaza, with an estimated 700,000 people already having fled, hundreds of thousands remain in the area. This poses a heightened risk of mass civilian casualties in the event of a ground Israeli offensive.
