Hundreds of trucks with humanitarian aid began to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt this Sunday in accordance with the ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas, which came into force last Friday, according to EFE and Egyptian media.
Long queues of trucks with aid are also in the Rafah area, bordering Gaza, waiting to enter the Strip through the Kerem Shalom and al Awja crossings, controlled by Israel, reported the Egyptian television channel Al Qahera News.
The media, close to the North African country’s intelligence services, indicated that around 400 trucks loaded with different types of aid are expected to enter Gaza throughout the day according to the agreement.
He also stressed that this is “the largest amount of aid that enters the Palestinian enclave since the beginning of the crisis,” and assured that, in addition to those that will enter today, “queues of trucks are waiting on a road up to five kilometers long” in Rafah to be sent to Al Awja or Kerem Shalom.
In addition to these vehicles, each loaded with dozens of tons of food and medical supplies, several tankers with fuel have been seen in the Rafah area and were preparing to head towards the border crossings.
Under the agreement, reached last Wednesday in Egypt, Israel will allow the entry daily of up to 600 aid trucks operated by the UN, authorized international organizations, the private sector and donor countries.
The ceasefire agreement and start of the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip came into force this Friday at noon local time, after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza cities.
