GHOTUA: A humanitarian aid convoy has not been able to unload supplies to residents trapped inside Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, as government warplanes resumed bombarding the enclave, killing at least 70 people, according to a monitor.
Described as the “bloodiest” day since a Russian-sponsored truce failed to stop the onslaught and since a UN Security Council resolution was unsuccessful at implementing a 30-day ceasefire, Syrian government forces resumed the shelling of the Damascus suburb for the 16th consecutive day on Tuesday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the bombardment of the enclave has killed more than 70 civilians since Monday evening.
Residents of Eastern Ghouta, which lies to the east of Damascus, have previously voiced their scepticism of a Russian-proposed “five-hour daily humanitarian pause” that began last Tuesday.
The pauses were meant to create “humanitarian corridors” to allow the evacuation of those seeking medical treatment and the entry of aid convoys, but air raids have continued to target civilians and residential areas.
The resumption of the aerial campaign on Monday came shortly after 46 trucks sent bythe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the United Nations managed to pass through a government-controlled checkpoint for the first time in nearly a month.
But aid workers said the Syrian army confiscated many of the supplies on board.
According to Mahmoud Adam, a spokesperson for the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, the convoy filled with desperately needed medical supplies and food was forced to rush out as Syrian government forces resumed the shelling of the Damascus suburb.
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