Politics Hamas accuses Israel of delaying aid to Gaza

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7.2.2025 - 16:17

Manual Aslim walks through the rubble of her destroyed house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/dpa
Manual Aslim walks through the rubble of her destroyed house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/dpa
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Hamas accuses Israel of delaying the aid deliveries agreed as part of the Gaza deal. Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Kanu said in a statement that goods such as tents, equipment for removing rubble and fuel were affected.

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According to Israeli information, the agreed number of 600 trucks with aid supplies per day for the Gaza Strip has so far been slightly exceeded.

Al-Kanu went on to say that Hamas had called on Qatar, Egypt and the USA, the states mediating between Israel and the Islamist organizations, to exert pressure on Israel to meet its obligations.

Israel: conditions of the agreement are being met

Since the beginning of the ceasefire deal, more than 12,000 trucks of humanitarian aid have been delivered to the Gaza Strip, wrote the Israeli authority responsible for Palestinian affairs, Cogat, on Platform X. This is in accordance with the terms of the agreement. This was in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

The agreement came into force on January 19. The UN announced on Thursday that more than 10,000 trucks with relief supplies had reached the Gaza Strip since then. This corresponds to around 550 trucks a day. According to UN organizations, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic.