Humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza through Karem Abu Salem: ERCS
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The head of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society said that around 200 aid trucks, four of which are fuel trucks are set to enter Gaza today.
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt in Rafah during a previous temporary ceasefire that went into effect Friday, November 24, 2023. (AP)
The head of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society in the North Sinai Governate, Khaled Zayed said that aid trucks had begun entering the Gaza Strip through the Karem Abu Salem crossing.
In an interview with Reuters, he said that around 200 aid trucks, four of which are fuel trucks are set to enter Gaza today.
Egyptian security forces had previously said that there is a possibility of the entrance of humanitarian food and fuel trucks to the southern Gaza Strip through the Karem Abu Salem crossing.
According to Reuters, the sources said that this possibility came after an agreement was reached between Egyptian President Abel Fattah el-Sisi and US President Joe Biden.
Egypt, US agree to send aid through Karem Abu Salem crossing
Egypt and the US agreed on May 24 to temporarily provide humanitarian supplies to the United Nations in Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem crossing until legal measures are developed to restore the Rafah border crossing from the Palestinian side, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
The deal was prompted by "the difficult humanitarian situation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the lack of means of life in the Strip, and the lack of fuel needed for hospitals and bakeries," according to the statement, which highlighted that US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi struck an agreement over the phone.
The two leaders also agreed to step up global efforts to make the Gaza ceasefire negotiations a success and halt the "prolonged human tragedy experienced by the Palestinian people," the statement further read.
This comes as WAFA news agency also reported, citing a statement issued by the Palestinian presidency, that the Palestinian Authority and Egypt agreed to temporarily send humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem crossing until an agreement is reached to reopen the Rafah crossing.
Food supplies awaiting entry into Gaza from Egypt have begun to rot, as the border crossing remains closed by Israeli authorities for the third week now.
Rafah was a major entry route for minimal humanitarian aid and commercial commodities before "Israel" escalated its aggression on May 6, seizing control of the crossing from the Palestinian side.
