GAZA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas-run media office in Gaza described recent U.S. statements regarding the entry of aid into the enclave as "misleading and contrary to documented facts."
It came in response to statements by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, who said he visited the Kerem Shalom crossing to see "firsthand the primary processing point for international aid and commercial goods into Gaza."
Waltz said on his social media account that since the UN Security Council adopted U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan on November 17, "over 600 trucks per day are now bringing food, shelter, and medicine are now entering."
In the statement, the media office explained that only 14,534 trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, out of the 37,200 that were supposed to enter under the agreement.
The actual daily average does not exceed 234 trucks, representing a compliance rate of no more than 39 percent, according to the statement.
The office added that the figures "confirm that Israel is not only drastically reducing supplies but is also pursuing a systematic policy of economic strangulation aimed at keeping the Gaza Strip on the brink of famine." Enditem
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