(MENAFN) The United Nations disclosed substantial progress in humanitarian initiatives throughout the Gaza Strip on Sunday, highlighting that its "humanitarian scale-up in Gaza is well underway – and today brought some real progress."

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), "For the first time since March, cooking gas entered the Strip."

The statement also pointed out that "more tents for displaced families, frozen meat, fresh fruit, flour and medicines also crossed into Gaza throughout the day."

The organization further noted that the UN and its collaborators "distributed hundreds of thousands of hot meals and bread bundles – both in the south and in the north."

With the relaxation of movement and access constraints, OCHA reported it was able to "pre-position medical and emergency supplies to where they are needed most, assess key roads for explosive hazards, and support displaced families in flood-prone areas prepare for the winter season."

Moreover, OCHA revealed that "Israeli approval for more aid to move forward" has been obtained, increasing the cleared supply pipeline to "190,000 metric tons," which comprises food, shelter materials, and medicines.

"This is just the beginning," the agency affirmed, pledging to broaden the delivery of aid "to virtually everyone across Gaza."

In related developments, US President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas had consented to the initial phase of his 20-point strategy aimed at establishing a ceasefire in Gaza.

This plan involves releasing all Israeli captives in return for approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The first phase commenced on Friday.

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