Over 2,000 trucks carrying critical food items are stuck in Egypt due to the closure of the Rafah border crossing by Israel in early May. This has resulted in significant delays, with trucks taking an average of 20 days to move just 25 miles from the main Egyptian collection point into Gaza. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that between May 7 and May 23, only 906 truckloads entered the Gaza Strip. The prolonged closure has led to the spoilage of food shipments, with worms and insects infesting the supplies meant for the people of Gaza. Egypt has also refused to open the Rafah Crossing, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis as much-needed aid begins to rot. Among the stranded trucks, 1,574 carry critical food items.
The @UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that between 7 and 23 May, only 906 truckloads entered the Gaza Strip 👇 https://t.co/QJngd7qP4q
Food for starving Gazans rots in the sun as Israeli military keeps Rafah crossing shut https://t.co/h3Bu1msZ2m
As Egypt refuses to open Rafah Crossing, much-needed humanitarian aid begins to rot https://t.co/Svr31mIM9W
Worms and insects are eating up shipments of food originally meant for the people of Gaza. The trucks carrying them have been stuck on the Egyptian side of the border for weeks after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing in early May. https://t.co/azMFY5h7cv
"In March, trucks were taking an average of 20 days to move the 25 miles from the main Egyptian collection point into Gaza....Now that the southern crossings are effectively shut, 2,000+ trucks are stuck in Egypt, 1,574 of which carry critical food items." https://t.co/eAxT7lsV8V https://t.co/5k3M3llyZ7