An aid convoy has been stuck on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza as Israel does not allow it to reach Palestinians.

The United Nations has sent a convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of tonnes of lifesaving aid to Gaza, including food, fuel, water, and medicine. The convoy is currently waiting on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, less than a kilometer from Gaza, as drivers await Israel’s green light to enter the region. The aid is intended to reach 2.3 million besieged Palestinians caught in the crossfire of the ongoing war. The UN Secretary-General has called on Israel to open a safe aid delivery corridor as Gaza will soon run out of basic supplies. UN agencies on the ground have raised alarms about a looming unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.