GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday welcomed the announcement by Israel that it would allow the temporary delivery of aid into the Gaza Strip via its Kerem Shalom border crossing.
WHO called for the aid to be distributed throughout the embattled Palestinian territory.
"That's, of course, very good news," said Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, of the Israeli announcement.
But he added: "How can we make sure that these trucks can go everywhere in Gaza, and not just in the southern Gaza, but also to the northern Gaza?"
There were still three functioning hospitals in the north of the territory, he added, speaking by videoconference from Jerusalem.
"We're talking about getting supplies to the people all over Gaza," he said.
Israel opened a new aid crossing into Gaza on Friday as key backer the United States urged more restraint in its all-out offensive against Hamas.--AFP