Supplies via Egypt's aid trucks 'not enough for even one school’ in Gaza, says Palestinian official

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snapped food, water and power supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip since October 8, to retaliate against the raids carried out by Hamas fighters in southern Israel on October 7. The aid trucks “do not have enough supplies" for even one school in Gaza, a Palestinian spokesperson for the Rafah border crossing said, as per a CNN report. The news channel, however, noted that it could not verify the claim.

Track the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war Out of the 20 trucks, 13 were carrying medicine and medicinal equipment, five were bringing food supplies and two were loaded with water, Egyptian authorities said. However, none of the trucks were carrying fuel, with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) stating that permission was not granted for the same. "Fuel will not enter Gaza," IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press briefing.

Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! Wael Abu Mohsen, the Head of Communications for the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, marked his disappointment over fuel not being supplied to the region from Egypt. "Despite supplies running dangerously low at hospitals and schools in Gaza, fuel was not delivered," Mohsen told Saudi state media Al Hadath TV, as reported by CNN.

Israel had last week directed the civilians in Gaza to move to the region's south, as it plans for a ground offensive in the northern portion to “wipe out Hamas". Notably, the Gaza Strip, described as the world's largest “open air prison", has a population of 2.2 million. According to the United Nations, the region is one of the world's most densely populated.