A truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip drives at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between southern Israel and Gaza, on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Credit: Ahikam Seri/AFP)
The "pause" that the Israeli military had declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of the badly-needed aid, the U.N.'s health agency said on Friday.
"So overall, we the U.N. can say that we did not see an impact on the humanitarian supplies coming in since that, I will say, unilateral announcement of this technical pause," said Richard Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization representative in the Palestinian territories. "That is the overall assessment."
The "pause" that the Israeli military had declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of the badly-needed aid, the U.N.'s health agency said on Friday.
"So overall, we the U.N. can say that we did not see an impact on the humanitarian supplies coming in since that, I will say, unilateral announcement of this technical...