UN says Gaza in ‘cruellest phase’ of war as 9,000 trucks’ worth of aid ready at border [Video]

Adam GoldsmithLive reporter

Palestinians are living through “the cruellest phase” of the war between Israel and Hamas, the UN secretary-general has warned today.

An Israeli-enforced aid blockade on Gaza has partially eased, with about 130 aid lorries crossing into the territory in recent days. But one Gazan told the BBC earlier that the help they are seeing is just a “drop in the ocean” of what’s needed.

The UN estimates that at least 600 aid trucks are needed every day to start addressing Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

An arm of the Israeli government, Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat), earlier said “there is no food shortage in Gaza at this time”.

Meanwhile, Israel’s military operation continues. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, 60 people were killed and 185 wounded in Gaza in the 24 hours to midday today.

The ministry adds that 53,822 people have now been killed since Israel …