Israel cites aid backlog in Gaza; UN says: 'We're doing what we can'
Voice of America
Aid destined for the Gaza Strip sits at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, July 10, 2024. A man walks next to humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, July 10, 2024.
A backlog of 1,150 truckloads of humanitarian aid is waiting to be collected from the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Israel said on Wednesday, prompting the United Nations to say: "We're doing what we can."
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