UN says 808 aid trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday

NEW YORK: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 808 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the fourth day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

OCHA cited information received from Israeli authorities and the guarantors for the ceasefire agreement – the United States, Egypt and Qatar.

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Meanwhile, France on Wednesday expressed concerns over Israel’s military operation this week in the West Bank city of Jenin, which resulted in the death of at least nine Palestinians, and called on Israel to show restraint.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot would raise the topic of settlers in the West Bank at a European Union meeting on Jan. 27, said a statement from the French Foreign Ministry.