More aid entry points to Gaza needed, UN says

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Thursday that while the priority for the international community should be to enhance the large-scale distribution and entry of aid into Gaza through land routes, any method that facilitates additional aid reaching the enclave is "obviously good".

"Any way to get more aid into Gaza, whether by sea or airdrop, is obviously good," Dujarric said.

However, he added, delivering aid by land is efficient in terms of cost and volume, and "we need more entry points and we need a larger volume of aid to come in by land".