UN says it is ready to rush aid into Gaza

The United Nations says it"s prepared to increase aid deliveries into Gaza whenever possible, as called for in a US plan to end the war in Gaza. Deliveries by UN agencies and its partners have been somewhat limited in recent months, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

Trump"s plan says that aid entries will proceed "without interference" by Israel or Hamas "through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent" in addition to other international institutions "not associated in any manner with either party."

Alessandra Vellucci, a UN Geneva spokesperson, says the world body is in contact "with the various parties about the peace efforts… we welcome all the mediation."

Jens Laerke, a spokesman for UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, says the UN stands "ready and prepared and capable to increase aid deliveries inside Gaza, whenever the opportunity is such that we are allowed to do so and the… safety and security of doing so is there indeed."