Israeli occupation army claims that 93 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation army claimed that 93 UN aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip today.

This comes a day after the United Nations announced that it had received approval to send supplies for the first time since Israel imposed a comprehensive blockade on March 2.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli Defense Ministry body that oversees civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories, announced that "93 UN trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, including bakery flour, baby food, medical equipment, and medicines, were transferred today (Tuesday) through the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip."

Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), announced that the international organization had obtained permission from the Israeli occupation to bring approximately 100 trucks of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, without specifying a precise date for their entry.

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During a press conference in Geneva, Laerke confirmed that only nine trucks carrying UN aid were allowed to enter through the Kerem Shalom crossing on Monday and were actually received on Tuesday, a move UN officials described as "just a drop in the ocean" after 11 weeks of a stifling blockade on the Strip.

Laerke explained that the next step involves receiving the aid by UN teams and then distributing it through the current system, which he described as "proven efficient."

He pointed out that the World Food Programme will distribute four of the trucks, while UNICEF will distribute one of them.

He added that the United Nations had submitted a request for more trucks to enter Gaza on Tuesday, and had received approval, expressing hope that a large number of them would be able to cross into Gaza soon.

Meanwhile, UN warnings are escalating of a worsening humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing blockade and food shortages.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report, released on May 12, indicated that the population of the Gaza Strip is facing a "critical risk of famine," while the director of the World Health Organization said on Monday that "two million people are suffering from hunger," despite the presence of "tons of food stuck at the border."

Under increasing international pressure, the occupation authorities announced on Sunday that they would allow a limited amount of aid into the Strip. However, they have intensified their air and ground attacks on the Strip, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries daily.

In the same context, UNRWA spokesperson Louise Waterridge said in a press conference from the Jordanian capital, Amman, that the Gaza Strip has been "under siege for 11 weeks," adding, "All we are doing today is trying to repair the damage done to so many people, but it is too late for so many of them."

International relief organizations stressed that the entry of dozens of trucks in no way meets the massive needs of the population, calling for immediate, safe, and regular access to aid.