US says Gaza aid 'increased dramatically,' as convoys proceed via new crossing
Source: Times of Israel
Humanitarian aid getting into the Gaza Strip has increased by a large amount in the last few days, White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, adding the United States needs to see that aid continue.
“The aid has increased and quite dramatically in just the last few days,” Kirby said in an interview with MSNBC. “That’s important but it has to be sustained.”
More than 2,000 trucks have been able to get in, about 100 in the last 24 hours alone, Kirby said.
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Defense Ministry unit responsible for liaising with the Palestinians, announced on Sunday that three bakeries that reopened in northern Gaza in the past week are now producing some three million pita breads daily, and that food aid convoys are continuing via the new Northern Crossing.
Read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-gaza-aid-increased-dramatically-as-convoys-proceed-via-new-crossing/
Lengthy roundup of recent developments inside Gaza; 2000 trucks and three bakeries re-opening is welcome news.
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