(CNN) – The Israeli authorities announced, on Monday, the use of two crossings to “assist in examining aid heading to the Gaza Strip as of Tuesday,” but noted that no direct aid will be allowed to enter Gaza through the two crossings.
The Office for Coordination of Israeli Government Activities in the Palestinian Territories said, via the “X” platform: “After security consultations, a decision was made to conduct an integrated security check at the Nitzana and Kerem Salem crossings, starting Tuesday, for aid shipments coming from the Egyptian city of Al-Arish, where a lot of aid is collected.” Aid to Gaza.
He added: “Security inspections at the two crossings will double the volume of aid delivered through the Rafah crossing, which is brought into the Gaza Strip.”
The Israeli authorities stated that “trucks containing water, food, medical supplies and shelter equipment will be examined at both crossings, and will be sent from there to international relief organizations in the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing in Egypt.”
But the coordination office pointed out that “no supplies will enter the Gaza Strip from Israel,” and continued, “All humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip will continue to enter through the Rafah crossing in Egypt.”
In recent days, between 60 and 100 trucks have used the Rafah crossing to enter Gaza, and the United Nations and other relief agencies have said that this number is far too small to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Strip.
2023-12-11 22:58:10
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