More than 569 tonnes of aid delivered across floating pier into Gaza, says US Centcom
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A ship loaded with aid near a US-built pier, as seen from the central Gaza Strip on May 18.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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CAIRO – The US Central Command said on May 21 that more than 569 tonnes of humanitarian assistance have been delivered so far across a temporary floating pier to Gaza, but not all the aid has reached warehouses.
Aid deliveries began arriving at the US-built pier on May 17 as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave.
The UN said that 10 truckloads of food aid – transported from the pier site by UN contractors – were received on May 17 at a World Food Programme warehouse in Deir Al-Balah in Gaza.
But on May 18, only five truckloads made it to the warehouse after 11 others were cleaned out by Palestinians during the journey through an area that a UN official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said has been hard to access with humanitarian aid.
The UN did not receive any aid from the pier on May 19 or 20. REUTERS
