808 trucks of humanitarian aid have arrived in the Gaza Strip, where the enclave has faced severe shortages of food and basic supplies in recent months due to Israel's blockade of its northern sector, Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera reported, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). ) to the report.
OCHA also noted that Gaza's reconstruction efforts are being adversely affected by Israel's operation of the Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) in the Middle East.
In October 2024, the Knesset (unicameral parliament) passed a law banning UNRWA from operating in the country. The law does not allow this organization to have representative offices, provide services or carry out any activity directly or indirectly in the territory of the Jewish state.
On January 21, UNRWA's communications director, Juliet Tuman, told TASS that the organization will maintain its presence in Gaza despite the ban. "We will stay and continue to work until this is impossible," he emphasized, commenting on the prospects of the agency's activities in the enclave, given the Israeli ban.
