That amount would be enough to meet the needs of the coastal enclave for three months, estimated Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Although he noted that the number of vehicles currently entering Gaza is higher than before the truce, it is not enough to “meet the enormous needs” of Gazans.

Abu Hasna also accused the neighboring country of preventing the entry of vital items, including medicine, drinking water, basic foodstuffs, and equipment.

Most Gaza residents have almost completely lost their purchasing power and now depend almost entirely on international aid, he warned.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem stated that the aid entering Gaza Strip is far from covering the minimum basic needs of the population.

He emphasized that most of the trucks Israel is allowing into Gaza Strip are designated for the commercial sector and are carrying supplementary materials not considered necessary for the citizens given the current humanitarian disaster.

The Hamas spokesman demanded the entry of “large quantities commensurate with the magnitude of the crisis affecting more than two million people.”

Qassem called on mediators and all interested countries to take serious and urgent measures to increase aid.

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