More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to UN officials, the enclave devastated by 15 months of intense Israeli bombardment. Attention has been drawn to the reconstruction of
During the conflict, aid flows into the blockaded enclave were severely restricted.
As the ceasefire entered its fourth day on Wednesday, Video from Reuters A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid was shown in Rafah, south of Gaza. In one, Palestinians were seen running after trucks through the city’s battered streets as they scrambled to pick up dropped purple plastic aid bags. In another, they were seen picking up plastic water bottles from the ground, which were covered by the rubble of destroyed buildings.
The United Nations previously estimated that 60 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure had been destroyed, including schools and hospitals. Aid and fuel deliveries were severely restricted during the conflict, drawing international criticism of Israel.
According to local health officials, more than 47,000 people have been killed in Israeli bombings during the conflict. Meanwhile, about 90 percent of Gaza’s population – some 1.9 million people – have been displaced from their homes and forced to live in tent camps and other temporary shelters. United Nations.
Under the cease-fire agreement, Israeli authorities must allow at least 600 trucks a day, including 50 carrying fuel, to enter Gaza during the first six weeks. Half of those trucks will be headed north to Gaza, where experts have warned famine is imminent.
A senior UN official told Reuters On Wednesday, there were no obvious law and order issues in ensuring the flow of aid to the besieged area so far. Looters and criminal gangs have raided aid trucks during the fighting, which began with an October 7, 2023 terror attack by Hamas that killed 1,200 people and took nearly 250 hostages.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the aid would extend to providing food aid and health care, including opening bakeries, rehabilitating hospitals, repairing water networks and shelters, and rehabilitating families. Remix.
In the Al-Dahra area in central Khan Yunis, NBC News obtained video of uniformed officers from Hamas’ military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, who were on the streets Monday to monitor trucks and ensure the safe delivery of aid in the city. .
40-year-old police officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Rauf Samoor was deployed to patrol the streets and facilitate traffic along the enclave.
“We were informed by the Ministry of Interior to put on military uniforms and military suits and go straight to work,” he told an NBC News team on Monday, adding that Palestinian officials had instructed the deployed officials. They were to ensure security measures to prevent looting.
“As you can see, we are making traffic movement easier for cities, and God willing we hope to serve our people even more,” he added.
Across the enclave, video obtained by NBC News showed buildings covered in ash and streets littered with the rubble of homes and shops. Other drone footage captured Gaza before and after the 15-month war, showing how its cities had been destroyed.
But even the promise of a cease-fire could not protect some Palestinians in Gaza who are looking to rebuild their lives as Israeli airstrikes continued in Khan Younis on Monday.
When 35-year-old Ahmed left his house to buy chicken wings for his seven children from Qadara Bazaar, he was hit by Israeli missiles that hit a security forces vehicle and killed four security personnel. Three children of Qadara were killed in this attack while two others were injured.
“We went to bed believing that the ceasefire had started at 8:30. How could we have known that things had changed? How could we have known that our happiness would turn into disaster? Qadara’s wife Hanan said. tearfully told NBC News ground crews.
“On Friday, we asked him to bring us chicken wings. He said he would. Now he’s gone,” said son Adil, 12, who killed his father and siblings. Saw it happen.
