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UN admits: 94% of Gaza aid trucks hijacked in July

The UN still blames Israel for food insecurity in Gaza, despite confirming that more than 90 percent of aid convoys in Gaza do not reach distribution points.

By World Israel News Staff

Despite repeatedly blaming Israel for food insecurity among Gazan civilians, the United Nations has quietly admitted that more than 90 percent of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza are immediately commandeered by Hamas or other armed groups.

These terror groups routinely seize the aid pallets, stockpile the supplies in heavily guarded warehouses, and resell items to civilians at exorbitant prices.

A UN official claimed that some trucks are looted by desperate civilians. However, it is unclear how unarmed individuals could forcibly stop and unload aid trucks without weapons or being part of a terror organization.

According to a recent report quietly released by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), 88 percent of aid trucks that entered Gaza in May never reached their intended destinations, such as UN distribution centers. These centers are designed to ensure that food and medical supplies are delivered directly to the civilian population.

The situation has worsened in the months since. In June, 90.7 percent of the 1,155 trucks allowed into Gaza failed to reach official UN distribution points. That figure rose to 94 percent in July, with only 66 of 1,161 trucks reaching their destinations. The rest were reportedly intercepted and taken over by Hamas or other armed factions.

Speaking to the Times of Israel, Olga Cherevko, a staffer at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, appeared to blame Israel for the phenomenon.

“The long-standing restrictions have created an unpredictable environment, where communities lose confidence that aid will reach them,” she said.

Cherevko added that some convoys have been offloaded by “starving, desperate people,” though she offered no evidence that civilians without weapons could overpower the convoys.

“As we have said before, the only way to reach a level of confidence is by having a sustained flow of aid over a period of time. This was clearly evident during the weeks of the last ceasefire when such incidents did not occur,” she added.