Supporting to Facilitate the Transportation Services for Critical Humanitarian Assistance in the Gaza Strip ltpgtIn order to sustain the critical humanitarian assistance in Gaza, UNRWA will facilitate the coordination of emergency fuel distribution to key lifesaving facilities and operations including healthcare, food production and WASH facilities. UNRWA is currently taking a lead to compile the fuel allocation overview for all humanitarian actors to coordinate with relevant authorities (currently at the limit of 194,000 liters of diesel and 5,000 liters of benzine per day). UNRWA will coordinate with its contracted fuel transport services to deliver needed fuel to agreed locations throughout the Gaza Strip as long as the situation allows. UNRWA will also ensure the needed fuel storage capacity for smooth delivery. The facilities and operations included in the current list of fuel allocation overview are: health facilities (hospitals, MoH primary health clinics and UNRWA health centers, field hospitals and associated needs), WASH facilities (desalination plants, water wells, sewage pumps, wastewater treatment plant, water trucking, sanitation and associated needs), food facilities (bakeries, wheat mills and associated needs), and other logistics and operational needs such as truck operation for delivery of aid. If the situation changes during the course of the project implementation, the daily allocation of fuels and listed facilities and operations might be adjusted to meet the actual needs.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtIn order to strengthen the aid transport capacity for a broader humanitarian community, UNRWA will procure forklifts and flatbed trucks for the delivery of humanitarian aids. Before 7 October, UNRWA had 16 forklifts in our warehouses however, half of them became unavailable either because they are left in currently inaccessible areas (north and Gaza governorates) or damaged. Meanwhile, the number of locations requiring additional forklift service of loading and offloading expanded, with increased number of storages throughout Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas as well as operation at crossings (Rafah and Kerem Shalom). Furthermore, UNRWA was already suffering from lack of adequate number of trucks before 7 October serving 1.4 million Palestine refugees, and at least 5 trucks became unfunctional due to the damages incurred since 7 October. The distribution process became increasingly challenging with a shortage of trucks and increasing number of emergency shelters and IDPs (currently over 1.8 million IDPs inside and outside of UNRWA shelters receiving UNRWA assistance), and UNRWA mobilized other options such as using UNRWA buses and outsourcing transport services to meet the demand including the needs of broader humanitarian community to fulfil its commitment to deliver assistance to affected population. Increased number of trucks (forklifts and flatbed) will directly contribute to alleviate the challenge by improving the efficiency of aid delivery.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtFurthermore, the project will also cover the coordination needs including benzine for vehicle operation and communication costs to facilitate the operation.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtThis project was planned based on the current operational reality, and the actual implementation may change according to the situation on the ground. lt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt