Foreign Secretary David Cameron has accused Israel of delaying UK aid to Gaza, saying some supplies have been stuck at the border for almost three weeks. In a letter to the Commons foreign affairs select committee chair Alicia Kearns, Lord Cameron said it was 'of enormous frustration', blaming 'arbitrary denials' by the Israeli government as one of the 'main blockers' of the aid.
The Israeli defence body COGAT, which coordinates humanitarian aid to Gaza, said on Thursday that 208 humanitarian aid trucks were inspected by Israel and transferred to the Gaza Strip, mostly carrying food. They said 155 trucks were distributed by UN aid agencies. Lord Cameron said: 'Before the conflict, around 500 trucks entered Gaza each day. The daily average for the first part of March has been around 165 trucks a day, although there is significant fluctuation from day to day.
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