No aid has been distributed yet in Gaza, UN says

Two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the lifting of the Gaza siege, the United Nations says humanitarian aid is still not reaching those in need.

According to Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), only five aid trucks had entered Gaza by Tuesday afternoon, with no permission granted for distribution. He added that while Israel approved about 100 more trucks, they had yet to cross, and even if they did, the aid would cover only 20 percent of pre-war daily needs, as reported by BBC.

Israeli officials claimed 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday but gave no details on whether the supplies were cleared for distribution.