May 20

The video below shows part of a press briefing at noon on 20 May 2025 by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, dealing with the situation of aid entering Gaza but not being distributed as well as a summary of the general situation of ongoing UN support.

May 21

At noon on 21 May, the United Nations said the distribution of aid into Gaza had been delayed since entering the Kerem Shalom crossing because of insecurity along the single route Israel had approved for distribution. In the video briefing below U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric explains: “Israeli authorities had only allowed our teams to go through one area that was highly congested, that we felt was insecure and where we felt looting was highly likely to take place”.

Later that day the Washington Post reported local officials and the U.N. humanitarian affairs agency as saying that about 90 trucks carrying flour, baby food and nutritional supplements departed the crossing and entered the Gaza Strip. It was the first aid to reach the besieged territory in more than two months.