First aid delivery due in Gaza in ‘the next day or so’: UN

The UN’s humanitarian office says it is in advanced talks with all parties in the conflict to ensure an aid operation into Gaza starts soon.

“We are in deep and advanced negotiations with all relevant sides to ensure that an aid operation into Gaza starts as quickly as possible and with the right conditions,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

“We are encouraged by reports that the different sides are nearing an agreement on the modalities, and that a first delivery is due to start in the next day or so.”