Jens Laerke, spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that more than 630 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on the first day of the ceasefire agreement.

Laerke told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday that this number is considered very large compared to the aid of the past months, expressing his hope that this momentum in daily aid will continue without stopping.

He said that the ceasefire brought happiness and relief to everyone, and that a glimmer of hope appeared among the Palestinians in Gaza.

The UN official added: "Even the Israelis are happy about the release of the three prisoners."

He pointed out that 600 aid trucks were allowed to enter Gaza daily in the first phase of the ceasefire, expressing his hope that trucks from the commercial sector would also enter.

He pointed out that the situation in Gaza is very bad, there is complete destruction everywhere, the health sector has completely stopped and patients cannot receive treatment.

He stressed the need to provide long-term psychological care to Palestinians because the Israeli war has affected generations from children to adults.

The ceasefire went into effect on Sunday morning, and its first phase will last for 42 days, during which a second and third phase will be negotiated, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States.

With American support, between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, Israel committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 157,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.