UN unveils 60-day aid plan for Gaza once ceasefire starts
The United Nations said Thursday it had a detailed 60-day plan to rush aid into Gaza once a ceasefire is declared to start helping Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.
“Our plan, detailed and tested, is in place,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN head of humanitarian operations.
“Our supplies, 170,000 metric tons, food, medicine and other supplies, are in place. And our team, courageous and expert and determined, are in place,” Fletcher told a press conference by video link from Saudi Arabia.
Large swathes of the besieged Palestinian territory have been largely reduced to rubble by Israel’s military offensive following Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023, attack.
Israel’s blockade has seen life-saving aid to Gaza slashed, with the UN declaring a famine in parts of Gaza and hundreds of Palestinians dying of malnutrition.
