The head of the UN has said that aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s border with Gaza are the “difference between life and death to many people” during a desperate plea to “make them move” as quickly as possible.
The enclave has been facing near-constant aerial bombardment by Israel in retaliation for a cross-border attack by Hamas almost two weeks ago that killed around 1,400 people and saw up to 200 hostages taken into Gaza. On top of air strikes, Israel has also enacted a total blockade of the strip, which has left water, power, fuel, food and medical supplies either having run out completely or dwindling. Officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza say that more than 4,000 people have been killed since the Israeli bombardment began.
