UNRWA: 600 aid trucks daily to save Gaza from a worsening humanitarian disaster

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that the only way to prevent the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip from worsening is to ensure the effective and continuous flow of aid, in light of the stifling Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip for nearly three months.

The agency explained in a post on its X platform that Gaza residents can no longer wait for aid to enter, stressing that the Strip needs 500 to 600 UN-run aid trucks daily to meet basic needs.

These statements come as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, following Israel's closure of the crossings since March 2.

At the same time, Israel and the United States are promoting a plan to distribute aid at specific points in southern Gaza, through a newly registered non-profit organization in Switzerland called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Israeli media reports indicate that its founder is US Presidential Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

Israeli Army Radio confirmed that this plan aims to accelerate the evacuation of Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip to the south, in preparation for their displacement.

According to US President Donald Trump's plan, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated has become part of the war's objectives.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with full American support, has continued to carry out what human rights organizations and international governments have described as a "genocidal war" against Gaza, leaving more than 176,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to more than 11,000 missing.

Since coming to power last January, Trump has promoted a plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan. However, this plan was met with strong rejection from these countries, in addition to widespread support from Arab and Islamic countries, as well as regional and international organizations.