Israeli diplomat alleges that the UN is slowing aid deliveries in Gaza

Yaki Lopez, a diplomat at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has claimed that Israel is “facilitating the delivery of aid to Gaza faster than the UN can deliver it.”

“For the last 3 days, 500 trucks with aid inspected by Israel has been waiting on the Gaza side to be distributed by UN agencies,” he wrote on X. “Hey, @UN get your act together and pick it up already!”

Yesterday, John Kirby, spokesman for the White House, said that Israel is preventing flour from reaching Gaza, where people are facing an imminent risk of famine.

“I wish I could tell you that that flour was moving in, but I can’t do that right now. And all I can tell you is that it is absolutely critical as a staple for the Palestinian people,” Kirby told reporters.

Israeli protestors have also staged several sit-ins and blocked trucks entering Gaza at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing in recent week.