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UNRWA Warns 6,000 Aid Trucks Are Blocked at Gaza Crossings

Lazzarini warns that stalled convoys risk pushing Gaza into famine unless crossings are reopened.

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FILE - An Israeli soldier stands beside humanitarian aid packages awaiting pickup on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 24, 2025, during a media tour organized by the Israeli army. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, file)
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Overview

  • UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said roughly 6,000 aid trucks are stalled at Gaza’s border crossings awaiting approval to enter.
  • During early 2024 ceasefires, UNRWA and partners delivered up to 600 trucks per day safely and without diversions.
  • Airdrops cost over 100 times more per ton than truck deliveries and fall far short of meeting Gaza’s widespread hunger.
  • Israeli military data shows UN aid entries into Gaza have stalled at around 200 trucks, with nearly 1,000 additional shipments awaiting distribution inside the territory.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has supplied its 100 millionth meal by distributing aid directly to civilians upon entry with private security protection.