UNRWA: We have enough supplies ready to enter the Gaza Strip

GAZA, Oct. 11 (YPA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed Friday that it has enough supplies stored in Jordan and Egypt to fill 6,000 trucks, ready to be delivered into the Gaza Strip once access is permitted.

Despite this, Israel continues to block the entry of humanitarian aid through Gaza’s crossings. According to UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher, the United Nations has managed to deliver only around 20 percent of the required aid to Gaza’s population in recent months.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s Director of Communications, told reporters that “the agency has enough supplies in Jordan and Egypt to fill 6,000 trucks ready to enter Gaza, but no progress has been made toward making this possible.”

Touma called for allowing the United Nations—including UNRWA—to carry out its humanitarian mission, stressing that it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible, to imagine an adequate humanitarian response in Gaza without UNRWA.”

She emphasized the agency’s crucial role in resuming education for 660,000 children who have been out of school for nearly two years, half of whom were UNRWA students before Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023.

Touma underscored that education is vital not only for helping children cope with trauma and reconnect “with what remains of their childhood,” but also for equipping them with the skills necessary to rebuild their society. “When peace returns to the war-torn Strip, these children will be essential in rebuilding Gaza’s future,” she said.

She also noted that UNRWA remains the largest humanitarian organization operating in Gaza, with around 12,000 staff members trusted by the local community.

@E.Y.M