Awad al-Rajoub
08 December 2023•Update: 08 December 2023
RAMALLAH, Palestine
One hundred humanitarian relief trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Friday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
The trucks are loaded with water, food, and other relief and medical supplies, the Red Crescent said in a statement, adding that 11 ambulances, donated by Türkiye, had also crossed into Gaza and were handed over to Red Crescent teams.
The number of aid trucks that have entered Gaza since Oct. 21 now stands at 3,399. Yet, this has been far from meeting the growing humanitarian needs of the enclave's inhabitants of over 2 million as Israel's devastating onslaught continues in its third month.
On Nov. 29, the UN World Food Programme warned of a possible famine in the Gaza Strip due to Israel's continuing blockade, stressing that supplies are woefully insufficient to address hunger levels.
Israel resumed its military offensive on the Gaza Strip on Dec. 1 after the end of a week-long humanitarian pause with the Palestinian group Hamas.
At least 17,487 Palestinians have been killed and more than 46,480 others injured in relentless air and ground attacks on the enclave since Oct. 7 following a cross-border attack by Hamas.
The Israeli death toll in the Hamas attack stood at 1,200, according to official figures.
* Writing by Ahmed Asmar
