The United Nations confirms that there have been no reports of looting of aid convoys in Gaza

The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that there have been no reports of relief convoys being looted in Gaza since the ceasefire agreement between the Israeli occupation and Hamas entered into force.
“In the first two days of (aid) entry, there were no reports of looting or attacks against aid workers,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told reporters in Geneva.
He added that during the 15-month war: “There was a sad and tragic history of looting… During the past two days, we did not witness any looting, nor did we witness any gangs or organized armed groups, whatever their name, attacking the aid arriving in Gaza.” .

Aid flow

During the war, the United Nations repeatedly denounced obstacles limiting the flow and distribution of aid in the Strip.
Much-needed humanitarian aid began flowing into Gaza after Israel and Hamas on Sunday conducted the first hostage exchange for Palestinian detainees under the terms of a ceasefire.
The United Nations said that more than 900 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Monday.

630 trucks

Sunday, the day the agreement went into effect, 630 trucks entered Gaza.
Laerke said that relief organizations are keen to “deliver the largest possible amount” during the truce. “Hunger is widespread. People are homeless,” he added.
The war destroyed most of the Gaza Strip and displaced the vast majority of its 2.4 million people, many of whom were displaced several times.
Leerke said it was important to look at the issue of looting “in the broader picture to see why these gangs exist in the first place.”
Despite the scarcity of aid entering the Strip before the ceasefire agreement, he pointed out that “everything that entered Gaza…was of very high value…there were incentives to do that (looting), and now, of course, the more aid… “These incentives are likely not there to the same extent.”