Egypt sends trucks with aid to Gaza again

Egypt on Monday resumed sending trucks loaded with various types of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through Israeli-controlled crossings following a temporary suspension due to the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian area of ​​Rafah in the south of the Strip.

According to EFE and reported by Egyptian television station Al Qahera News, dozens of trucks carrying food, medicine, hygiene products, temporary shelter materials, and fuel began moving early this morning from the Rafah area in northern Egypt toward the Kerem Shalom and Al Auja land crossings in Israeli territory.

At these crossings, vehicles will be inspected, as always, by Israeli authorities before allowing them to enter the Palestinian enclave or ordering their return to Rafah, a city bordering Gaza and with a land crossing of the same name, closed by Israel since May 2024.

Al Qahera News, which is close to Egyptian intelligence, reported that several trucks carrying aid were turned back today by Israeli authorities after arriving at Kerem Shalom and al-Auja, without disclosing the reasons, although it did confirm that others continue to enter those crossings.

On Sunday, an unknown number of vehicles carrying food, medical and hygiene products were returned to the Egyptian side of the border after the Israeli army shelled the Palestinian side of Rafah in southern Gaza.

An Egyptian Red Crescent source told EFE on Sunday that the entry of trucks was temporarily suspended after the Israeli army bombed Gazan militants on the Palestinian side of Rafah "in response to the firing of an anti-tank missile and gunfire at troops" in the area.

Meanwhile, various Israeli media outlets reported on Sunday night that Israel had decided to resume humanitarian aid access to Gaza after ending the bombing of the enclave.

Israeli Channel 12 television reported that the Israeli government followed the army's recommendation to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza following the skirmish on Sunday morning, in which alleged Hamas police officers exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers, although the Islamist group denies this.

The army then denounced Hamas's violation of the ceasefire and launched a wave of bombings across the Strip, leaving dozens dead throughout the day.

Later that evening, he claimed to have re-implemented the truce and indicated that he "will continue to implement the ceasefire agreement and will respond firmly to any violation of it."