A top health official has said that the aid entering northern Gaza is “not enough for anyone” as the first aid ship set sail Tuesday towards the enclave.
“The ground aid arriving in the northern Gaza Strip is very, very small…not enough for anyone,” Gaza Ministry of Health spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra said Tuesday.
As Israel continues to restrict the entry of aid via land crossings, countries are now trying to get aid into the besieged enclave via air and sea routes. The US, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and several others have carried out airdrops into Gaza in recent days despite warnings from aid organizations that they are a dangerous and inefficient way of transporting aid.
Once aid arrives in Gaza, it is transported via two routes: Salah Eddine Street and Al-Bahr Street, Al-Qidra said.
Hungry civilians then “crowd” along two roundabouts along the routes, hoping to get a morsel of food, Al-Qidra said in a statement.
More on aid to Gaza: This all comes as fresh hopes are pinned on an aid ship called the Open Arms which set sail from the Cypriot port of Larnaca.
The ship will transport 200 tonnes of food to Gaza in the form of a large barge loaded with pallets of food aid, including rice, flour, beans, lentils, and canned meats, according to a statement from organizers, World Central Kitchen.
