90 trucks with humanitarian aid and eight fuel and gas tanks enter Gaza
Kyiv • UNN
At least 90 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing, as well as 8 tanks with fuel and gas, after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect
At least 90 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Friday, an Egyptian official at the border told CNN. Israel also confirmed that 4 gasoline trucks and 4 gas tanks entered the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire, UNN reported.
Details
The official said the trucks were among 200 trucks carrying humanitarian aid that entered the Egyptian side of the crossing on Friday morning.
In addition, at least seven fuel trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Friday, a CNN correspondent on the scene also reported, after an expected truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to have taken effect.
Israel's Coordinating Organization for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said in a statement that four gasoline trucks and four tanks of cooking gas entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.
"The fuel and cooking gas are intended for the operation of critical humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip" and were approved by the Israeli government as part of the ceasefire, COGAT added.
It is unclear what other types of aid have been allowed into Gaza so far.
Recall
On November 24 at 7 a.m., a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar, came into effect.
