The United Nations agency UNRWA, aiding Palestinian refugees, faces criticism for inefficiency in distributing aid to Gaza. Israel is accused of obstructing aid entry, leading to a crisis of food shortage and imminent famine in Gaza. Despite increased aid trucks, distribution challenges persist, with accusations of deliberate starvation strategies by Israel.
The Israeli government blames everyone else for the widespread starvation in Gaza. In fact, Israel is primarily responsible, given its repeated obstruction during the inspection of aid convoys and as they try to distribute food within Gaza. https://t.co/sxc3pombC9
Attempts to sideline @UNRWA must stop. UNRWA is the backbone of the humanitarian operation in Gaza. Any effort to distribute aid without them is simply doomed to fail. No other agency has the same reach, experience or community trust needed to do the job.
If Israel were to open crossings into northern Gaza -- a mere "ten minutes" from where people face the worst starvation -- it could end the risk of famine very quickly. But Israel won't do it because starvation is a key part of its negotiating strategy. https://t.co/npCuvJPElT
❌MYTH: “Before 10/7, 500 aid trucks entered Gaza every day.” ✅FACT: According to the @UN, 278 trucks went in every day (another 10 went out with exports). 98% of import trucks carried commercial supplies, not aid. Only 73 carried food. Browse the data yourself:… https://t.co/wj34Zdg4Mh
Israel facilitated the delivery of 158 food trucks into Gaza today. Before the war, only ~73 food trucks went in every day. For the trolls inclined to call me a liar, please browse the @ochaopt data yourselves: https://t.co/EWPe6vTbBi https://t.co/1tnSrUfRes
Israel accused the UN on Saturday of failing to distribute humanitarian aid to Gazans, posting a photo of what it said was 400 trucks' worth of humanitarian assistance piling up on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing. https://t.co/84rsiCnUjs
Famine in Gaza? Report disproves hunger claims in Gaza: 80% increase in aid trucks entering the Strip daily!!! For further details on the COGAT report: https://t.co/TQ1kyc4lBX Please SHARE this super important information 🙏 #NoFamineInGaza #FightingHamasLies https://t.co/4zCyFOir3z
Hundreds of trucks loaded with food and medical aid sat idle on the roads heading into Gaza recently as a senior humanitarian official accused the Israeli government of blocking lifesaving supplies from reaching the devastated enclave. https://t.co/XLKWnsVbc8
This data is a manipulated, @CNN. The 500 trucks a day pre-war figure included trucks of import and export carrying building materials and industrial supplies. Only an average of 70 food trucks a day entered Gaza pre-war, the average number of food trucks entering Gaza now - 140. https://t.co/63F5FuNZfN
400 trucks worth of Humanitarian aid is waiting to be picked up and distributed from the Gazan side of Kerem Shalom border crossing. @UNRWA and @UN aid agencies are failing to deliver this aid. The only thing delaying aid coming into Gaza, is the UN. https://t.co/HRfZu8jZWG
Amid warnings of “imminent” famine in the enclave, humanitarian officials say Israel is obstructing the entry and distribution of aid. https://t.co/1Vi6lxR3uN
Amid warnings of “imminent” famine in the enclave, humanitarian officials say Israel is obstructing the entry and distribution of aid. Israel denies this. https://t.co/PGkcj838Ou
A number of trucks filled with humanitarian aid enters the north of Gaza amidst the ongoing famine. https://t.co/R8WVEvCeS5
Hundreds of trucks full of aid sit idle near border with Gaza as crisis deepens https://t.co/kPYkk6OVDN
Israel touts its willingness to allow "new shipment routes by land, air and sea" into Gaza, but it hasn't abandoned its starvation strategy. Deliveries "have been very limited" -- enough to avoid mass death but not to avoid starvation and imminent famine. https://t.co/wwdsac60Lv
People in Gaza are starving. Why is it so hard to get aid to them? https://t.co/2TruNGhEOB
Hundreds of trucks loaded with food and medical aid idled on roads heading into Gaza recently as a senior humanitarian official accused Israel of blocking supplies from reaching the devastated enclave. https://t.co/I2YgkSEzCI
Whilst laudable, the only way to avoid famine is aid on trucks through ALL the crossings. Israel controls them & the international community must find a solution: BBC goes onboard plane dropping US aid into war zone https://t.co/U17ykcEJ1A
Between 150 to 200 trucks enter Gaza each day, most of which are food trucks. This is an 80% increase as compared with the average number of food trucks that entered Gaza before October 7.
“Distribution is what matters.” In short, Israel is doing everything possible to get aid into Gaza. Perhaps the fault and inefficiency lies with @UNRWA? https://t.co/TcYMdHTcYj
The United Nations agency known as UNRWA, which provides aid to and advocates for Palestinian refugees, remains an essential stabilizing element in the Middle East—but the agency is unsustainable in its current form, writes Jonathan Lincoln. https://t.co/LnqWVV8N9T