More than 90 truck loads of humanitarian aid have been collected by UN teams inside the Gaza Strip, three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long blockade.

BBC News says the aid, -which included flour, baby food and medical equipment – was picked up from the Kerem Shalom crossing on Wednesday night and taken to warehouses for distribution.

The UN said the delays were due to a lack of security along the single access route approved by Israel’s military.

Israeli authorities claimed they allowed an additional 100 truck loads through Kerem Shalom on Wednesday, however the UN said it was “nowhere near enough to meet the vast needs in Gaza”.

According to the UN, about 500 trucks entered the territory on average every day before the war.