UN "First Relief Supplies for Gaza Strip Expected to be Delivered on the 21st"

Relief supplies for residents of the Gaza Strip, who are facing hardships due to the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas, are expected to be delivered for the first time around the 21st.

According to major foreign media on the 20th (local time), Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said, "We are in deep consultations with all relevant parties to ensure that the delivery of relief supplies to the Gaza Strip can begin as soon as possible," adding, "The first delivery is expected to start around the next day (21st)."

At the Rafah border crossing, the de facto only passage connecting southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, about 150 trucks worth of relief supplies sent from various countries and international organizations are already waiting.

Trucks loaded with relief supplies for the Gaza Strip waiting in front of the Rafah checkpoint
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Israel and Egypt conditionally agreed on the 18th to allow the first batch of relief supplies, equivalent to 20 trucks, to enter the Gaza Strip, coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Israel.

The UN currently estimates that at least 100 trucks worth of supplies are needed to support the approximately 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip, where water and food supplies are nearly depleted.

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