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The paltry amount of aid allowed by Tel Aviv into Gaza can not meet the needs of a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by Israel's genocide campaign
“The mechanism for introducing aid is weak and not commensurate with the enormous needs of the sector,” Maarouf said.
Maarouf added that the Israeli army is pushing forward with plans to set Gaza back 50 years and that the Israeli bombing campaign has destroyed half of the housing units in the enclave.
According to aid workers, The amount of aid allowed to enter Gaza has been negligible.
"I would say that 20 trucks daily is a drop in the ocean compared to the basic life and urgent medical needs on the ground. And when compared to a normal day (without war), this represents only 4 percent of the daily inputs to Gaza," a worker told The New Arab.
A UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) spokesman, Adnan Abu Hasna, told Al Mayadeen that Gaza needs 100 truckloads of aid daily to meet the needs of the displaced Palestinians.
Twelve new aid trucks entered through the Rafah border on 26 October, holding food, water, and medicine, bringing the total of trucks that have entered Gaza since the start of the war up to 74.
Hundreds of trucks are still awaiting approved entry into the besieged enclave, many holding items that Gaza desperately needs, like fuel.
“We’re probably talking a day. We have already warned that if fuel runs out by tonight or tomorrow, we, as UNWRA, the largest UN agency in Gaza, will no longer be able to work,” said spokesman Tamara Alrifai to CNN.
Despite the pleas from world organizations, the Israelis have publicly denied any hopes of fuel entering Gaza.
“Fuel will not enter the Gaza Strip. Hamas needs it for its operational infrastructure,” Israel army spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
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