# Around 100 Aid Trucks Approved for Gaza, Says UN

> The UN said Israel approved around 100 aid trucks to enter Gaza on Tuesday, a major rise from just nine the day before. UN spokesperson Jens Laerke expressed hope all would cross for distribution. The move follows repea…

Published: 2026-09-17 · Desk: Latest · Source: Anadolu Agency

On Tuesday, the United Nations humanitarian affairs office announced that Israel had approved the entry of approximately 100 aid trucks into Gaza, a notable increase compared to the mere nine trucks that were cleared the previous day. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), addressed reporters in Geneva, stating, “We have requested and received approval for more trucks to enter today, significantly more than were approved yesterday.” He added, “And we expect, of course, with that approval, many of them—hopefully all of them—to cross today to a point where they can be picked up and moved further into the Gaza Strip for distribution.” When asked to provide an exact number of approved trucks, Laerke confirmed it was “around 100.” This development follows Monday’s clearance of just nine aid trucks through the Kerem Shalom crossing—an amount that both OCHA and other humanitarian organizations have consistently described as drastically insufficient to address the critical and growing humanitarian needs of Gaza’s population.

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