A spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres says Israeli authorities have prevented five United Nations missions to distribute potable water to displacement camps in Jabalia, Al Jazeera reports.

Stephane Dujarric told reporters at UN headquarters in New York that an attempt by the UN to collect humanitarian supplies from the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing into Gaza was also denied today.

“Another [attempt] is still ongoing, awaiting a greenlight from Israeli authorities, a pause in the bombing along the route, and the allocation of a viable path,” he said.

Dujarric added even when the crossing is open, “severe restrictions on what we can bring in — both in terms of volume and variety — means it’s still just at trickle of what people actually need”.