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Over 100 aid trucks entered Gaza via Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP, following a closure of all crossings earlier in the weekend.
Israel had shut access to the Gaza Strip on Saturday after launching a joint strike on Iran with the United States but agreed to reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, where shipments from Egypt are inspected, for “gradual entry of humanitarian aid.”
A border source told AFP that more than 100 United Nations aid trucks, including shipments from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), entered the Rafah crossing on Tuesday.
An official from the Egyptian Red Crescent, which helps coordinate aid deliveries, said the trucks passed through Rafah to the Kerem Shalom crossing, adding that Israeli authorities did not return any vehicles to Egypt, as is usual when shipments are rejected.
Both sources noted that no Palestinians were allowed to cross on Tuesday.
The Rafah crossing, the only entry point for Gazans not controlled by Israel, had reopened briefly to a limited number of people on February 2, nearly two years after Israeli forces seized it.
A statement from the Red Crescent said the convoy carried hundreds of tonnes of food, relief supplies, and fuel products to operate hospitals and vital facilities.
The UN has warned that fuel shortages have forced aid partners to ration supplies and prioritise life-saving operations in Gaza. The Red Crescent official added that another aid convoy was sent on Wednesday and was awaiting clearance.
Under the October peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, up to 600 aid trucks are supposed to be allowed in per day.
