Over 2,700 truckloads of humanitarian aid enter Gaza through Rafah crossing: Egypt-Xinhua

Over 2,700 truckloads of humanitarian aid enter Gaza through Rafah crossing: Egypt

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-12-01 05:04:15

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait to enter Gaza Strip on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Nov. 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

RAFAH, Egypt, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday.

Ayman Walash, the manager of the SIS press center for foreign media, told Xinhua that since the first relief convoy was allowed into Gaza on Oct. 21, a total of 3,176 tons of medical materials, 1,308 tons of fuel, and 13,348 tons of food had been sent to Gaza through the Rafah crossing until Wednesday.

Some 10,359 tons of water, 3,203 tons of other relief aid, 137 tents, and 18 ambulances have also been transported to Gaza, Walash said.

An Egyptian security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that 200 trucks were scheduled to cross into Gaza through the crossing every day during the ongoing ceasefire, but the Israeli intransigence caused some delays.

Hamas and Israel agreed to prolong the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip for an additional day, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Thursday.

Drivers of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait to enter Gaza Strip on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Nov. 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

A truck returns to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov. 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Fuel trucks return to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov. 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Fuel trucks return to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov. 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)