Gaza aid deliveries still “far insufficient,” UN warns

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/MIuKEj4 As famine in Gaza worsens – amid Israel’s military offensive against Hamas – United Nations agencies continue their plea for mass humanitarian aid deliveries to the war-torn enclave. Speaking Tuesday in Geneva, Jens Laerke, the spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said despite an uptick in aid deliveries over the last couple of weeks, the efforts remain “far insufficient.” “The difference between this very small amount of aid that has now come in – and everybody expects me to clap and say thank you – and the massive needs are there are people who are literally dying on a daily basis,” Laerke said. As Israel's aid-coordinating agency, COGAT, just said it will allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants, the UN says Gaza needs roughly 600 aid trucks to enter per day in order to meet basic humanitarian requirements. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/hYfeIFu Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Gaza #UN