The United Nations on Wednesday rejected Israeli claims that it has failed to collect humanitarian aid waiting at the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.

According to Xinhua, Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said, “There are more than 400 trucks already on the Gaza side of the fence, waiting to be distributed. But the UN has failed to pick them up. We opened the crossings. We provided safe routes for those trucks. But the UN did not show up.”

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric dismissed the accusation, stating that UN staff are risking their lives to collect aid and are facing severe access restrictions. He said all UN missions to retrieve aid on Wednesday were denied by Israeli authorities and described the process as slow and tightly controlled.

Dujarric urged Israel to allow international journalists into Gaza to assess the situation independently, Xinhua reported.