Jerusalem (EFE).– The Hamas-led Gaza government condemned on Saturday Israel’s practice of only allowing 16 percent of the cooking gas tankers agreed upon in the ceasefire agreement signed on Oct. 10 to enter Gaza.
The Gaza government media office said in a press release that only 104 gas trucks had entered Gaza between the ceasefire and Dec. 6, compared to the 660 trucks that were supposed to enter during this period.
According to the Hamas administration, 2.4 million Gazans lack the minimum supply of cooking gas, including the needs of households, hospitals, bakeries, and community kitchens.
Each family is allotted 8 kilograms of cooking gas per delivery, but due to shortages, each distribution cycle takes at least three months to process applications through this computer system, which calculates the proportions for each family and the assigned quota.
These tanker trucks, to which the Gaza government is requesting greater access, transport cooking gas, but they also occasionally deliver diesel or other fuels intended for domestic use, hospitals, generators, ovens, bakeries, and so on.
Last week, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 7 percent of Gazan children suffer from acute malnutrition, according to a survey of nearly 8,000 children.
Since the October ceasefire, the entry of humanitarian aid has increased, although humanitarian organizations report that it still falls short of the 600 trucks per day that should be reaching the Palestinian enclave to meet basic needs.
Part of that aid arrives through humanitarian and UN organizations, and another part goes to private businesses.
Gazans interviewed by EFE report that access to meat and fish is still difficult and prices in the private market are high.
Since the beginning of the Israeli offensive in October 2023, the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip have suffered from the aid blockade imposed by Israel. EFE
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