UN agency reports 67pct drop in Gaza aid since attack on Rafah

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reported that the amount of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip has shrunk by 67 percent since Israel began its military operation in Rafah on May 7.

“The amount of food and other aid entering Gaza, already insufficient to meet the soaring needs, has further shrunk since May 7, with a daily average of 58 humanitarian aid trucks reaching Gaza between May 7 and 28, compared with a daily average of 176 aid trucks between April 1 and May 6.

“These figures exclude private sector...