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125 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt through Kerem Shalom crossing

At least 125 trucks with assistance entered this Sunday Egypt The Gaza strip through the passage of Kerem Shalomcontrolled by Israelincluding fuel, multiple Egyptian sources reported.

The trucks, loaded with hundreds of tons of food and fuel, began to enter this morning, coming from Egyptian territory, through the corridor that leads to Kerem Shalomwhere they are inspected by Israelsecurity and Egyptian Red Crescent sources told EFE.

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This is the first time that Egypt send help to Link since Israel took over the Palestinian side of the crossing twenty days ago Rafain the south of the enclave and on the border with Sinai peninsula.

The Egyptian television network Al Qahera News, close to the North African country’s intelligence services, broadcast images of dozens of trucks lined up in Egyptian territory before moving towards Kerem Shalom, as well as “four tanker trucks with fuel as they enter the intersection”.

The trucks, each carrying between 15 and 20 tons of food, will be delivered to the United Nations on the Palestinian side“, in turn, a source from the Egyptian Crossings Administration told EFE, who asked not to be identified.

Hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks, most of them loaded with food, were stuck in Egypt without being able to enter the country. Gaza strip since May 7th, when Israel took over the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, where most of the aid entered Gaza.

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Sources consulted by EFE in Sinai indicated last week that some of the food shipments began to rot due to the high temperatures, while some products had to be sold at a reduced price in local markets before they spoiled.

The sending of aid from Egypt comes at a time when Cairotogether with U.S It is Qatarwho mediate between Israel and Hamasare preparing to begin a new round of indirect negotiations to reach a truce in Gaza that will allow the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners and the entry of sufficient amounts of aid to the inhabitants of Gaza.

Source: Elcomercio

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