“In the first phase, which we talked about with the Israelis, we are trying to get that number to about 100 a day, we are confident that we will be able to achieve that in the coming days,” Kirby said, adding that the Rafah checkpoint in Por About 45 trucks passed through Egypt on Sunday.
Kirby also reported that US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and received assurances from him that Tel Aviv would support a significant increase in the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
At the same time, Kirby emphasized that “it will take time” to “accelerate and increase this flow of assistance.”
The United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday that UNRWA staff working in Gaza are helping more than 600,000 people hiding from shelling. On Sunday, the agency held a memorial service for 59 of its employees killed in the conflict.
OCHA said at least 33 trucks carrying water, food and medicine entered Gaza through the Egyptian Rafah crossing on Sunday, the highest number since limited supplies resumed on October 21.
