Supplies sent to Gaza by Egypt's assistance trucks are "not enough for even one school," a Palestinian official claims

 Supplies sent to Gaza by Egypt's assistance trucks are "not enough for even one school," a Palestinian official claims

According to reports, a Palestinian official said that the humanitarian supplies sent to Gaza on October 21, over two weeks after the Israel-Hamas conflict began, is woefully insufficient and cannot meet the needs of even a single school in the conflict-torn area.

Twenty Egyptian vehicles in all crossed the border into southern Gaza today via the Rafah border crossing to deal with the dire situation there. Since October 8, Israel has cut off the beleaguered Gaza Strip's access to food, water, and electricity in retaliation for the attacks conducted by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on October 7. 

According to a Palestinian representative at the Rafah border crossing, the aid trucks "do not have enough supplies" for even one school in Gaza, according to a CNN report. However, the news program stated that it was unable to confirm the assertion.

According to Egyptian officials, of the 20 trucks, 13 were transporting medical supplies and equipment, five were delivering food, and two were carrying water.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that no vehicles were bringing gasoline since no clearance had been given for it. IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said at a news conference that "Fuel will not enter Gaza."

The Head of Communications on the Palestinian side of the Rafah border, Wael Abu Mohsen, expressed his dismay that Egypt was unable to provide gasoline to the area. 

Fuel was not provided, despite the fact that supplies were becoming dangerously low at hospitals and schools in Gaza, Mohsen said, according to CNN.

Last week, Israel ordered the residents in Gaza to flee to the southern part of the territory as it prepared to launch a ground attack in the northern part of the territory to "wipe out Hamas".

Notably, there are 2.2 million people living in the Gaza Strip, which has been called the biggest "open air prison" in the world. The area is one of the most densely inhabited in the world, according to the UN.

According to data provided by the Gaza Health Ministry, more than 4,385 people have died as a result of Israel's bombs over the last two weeks, which the IDF maintains were targeted at military objectives. This number includes 1,756 children and 967 women. According to the Israeli government, more than 1,400 people, including troops and civilians, died as a result of the Hamas onslaught on Israel.