Humanitarian aid to Gaza still below what was agreed with Israel, EU report says – POLITICO

The current volume of fuel entering Gaza is now “enough to sustain critical life-saving operations but not sufficient to allow all humanitarian programmes to run,” said the report.

The report is based on evidence and information collected from humanitarian partners, like the United Nations and the Red Cross, as well as from EU delegations, adding that there are discrepancies with numbers provided by Israel.

It also complained that the Commission wasn’t in the position to verify information on the ground as Israel is not allowing access “neither at high-level (Director-General) nor at operational level.”

In the period covered by report, the U.N. and the other EU partners reported that 463 trucks were offloaded at crossing points in Gaza, while Israel estimated 737 trucks. But Israel’s figures include also the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial food aid organization backed by the U.S. and Israel whose numbers are not part of the deal with the EU.

Among the factors that still undermine the delivery of humanitarian aid is that the “security and safety in Gaza continue to be a major concern” while Israeli airstrikes still affect U.N. and NGO facilities and “notification mechanisms have not improved.”

Activities in areas under the evacuation orders from the Israeli army, which cover 88 percent of Gaza’s territory, “are limited, given the increased likelihood of staff being targeted.”

CORRECTION: This article has been updated to correct the date that diplomats were shown the report. It was Wednesday.

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