More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to U.N. officials, as attention turns to reconstruction after 15 months of intense Israeli bombing. of enclaves.

During the conflict, aid flows to the blockaded enclaves were severely restricted.

On Wednesday, as the truce entered its fourth day, Reuters video showed a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid rolling into Rafah in southern Gaza. In one of the photos, Palestinians chased trucks along the city's dilapidated roads, scrambling to pick up fallen purple plastic aid bags. In another photo, they were seen picking up plastic water bottles from the ground next to the remains of damaged buildings.

The United Nations has previously estimated that about 60% of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed, including schools and hospitals. The delivery of aid and fuel has been severely restricted during the conflict, prompting international criticism of Israel.

Israeli bombing has killed more than 47,000 people during the conflict, according to local health officials. Meanwhile, about 90% of Gaza's population - nearly 1.9 million people - have been displaced and forced to live in tent camps and other temporary accommodation, according to the United Nations.

Under the ceasefire agreement, Israeli officials must allow at least 600 trucks of aid to enter Gaza per day for the first six weeks, including 50 trucks carrying fuel. Half of the trucks will be bound for northern Gaza, where experts warn of looming famine.

A senior U.N. official told Reuters on Wednesday that so far there were no apparent law and order issues in ensuring aid flows into the besieged areas. Looters and criminal gangs attacked aid trucks during the conflict, which was triggered by a terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages.

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said assistance would expand to provide food aid and health care, including opening bakeries, replenishing hospitals, repairing water networks and shelters, and reuniting families.

In the Dakhla district of central Khan Younis, NBC News filmed uniformed officers of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military branch, stationed along the streets Monday to oversee trucks and ensure the safe delivery of aid into the city. video.

Abdul Wahab Abdul Raouf Samour, 40, is a police officer assigned to patrol the streets and facilitate traffic along the enclave.

"We were told by the Interior Ministry to put on our uniforms and uniforms and go directly to work," he told the NBC News team on Monday, adding that Palestinian officials had instructed deployed personnel to ensure security measures were in place to prevent looting.

"As you can see, we are promoting transportation in the city and, God willing, we want to provide more services to our people," he added.

Across the enclave, videos shot by NBC News showed buildings covered in ash and streets lined with the shattered remains of homes and shops. Other drone footage captured Gaza before and after the 15-month war, showing how its cities were devastated.

But even the promise of a ceasefire will not protect some Palestinians in Gaza seeking to rebuild their lives, as Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis continued on Monday.

Ahmed Qudra, 35, was walking out of his home to buy chicken wings for his seven children at the market when an Israeli missile hit a vehicle carrying security forces, killing four security personnel. Killed by an Israeli missile. The attack also killed three of Kudela's children and injured two others.

"We went to bed believing that the ceasefire started at 8:30. How did we know that things had changed? How did we know that our happiness would turn into destruction?" Kudela's wife, Hanan, told NBC News through tears. ground crew.

"On Friday, we asked him to bring us chicken wings. He said he would. Now he's gone," said son Adel, 12, who saw his father and siblings killed.