The UN says Israel, as the occupying power, has an obligation under international law to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all the population in need. Israel insists it acts in accordance with international law and facilitates the entry of aid while ensuring it does not reach Hamas. It has acknowledged recently that there has been a significant drop in supplies reaching Palestinians but blamed UN agencies. Israeli military body Cogat, which co-ordinates the entry of aid into Gaza, wrote on X on Monday that almost 4,500 lorry loads had entered Gaza over the past two months, including 2,500 tonnes of baby food and high-calorie special food for children. It also published drone footage showing what it said was some of the 950 lorry loads of aid waiting to be collected by the UN and other international organisations on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings. "The collection bottleneck remains the main obstacle to maintaining a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip," Cogat said. The UN has said it struggles to collect aid from inside the crossing points and transport it through military zones because of the ongoing hostilities, fuel shortages and difficulties in getting Israeli authorisation. According to the UN humanitarian office, between 9 and 15 July, out of 66 attempts to co-ordinate planned aid movements across Gaza, almost 17% were denied by Israeli authorities. An additional 33% were initially accepted but faced impediments, including blocks or delays on the ground, and 5% had to be withdrawn for logistical, operational or security reasons. The humanitarian organisations say they "cannot continue to hope that current arrangements will work" that it is time for governments to "take decisive action". "Demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire; lift all bureaucratic and administrative restrictions; open all land crossings; ensure access to everyone in all of Gaza; reject military-controlled distribution models; restore a principled, UN-led humanitarian response and continue to fund principled and impartial humanitarian organisations." "States must pursue concrete measures to end the siege, such as halting the transfer of weapons and ammunition," they add. On Monday, the foreign ministers of the UK and 27 other countries called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry said the statement was "disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas". The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. At least 59,106 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.