The Palestinian Red Crescent informed the Efe agency this Sunday that The Israeli Government continues to prohibit the entry of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip across its border, Kerem Shalom, contrary to what he announced.
A source from the Palestinian Red Crescent, deployed in the province of North Sinai, close to the border with Gaza, revealed to the Spanish news agency that 79 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Israel towards the Kerem Shalom crossing, where they were inspected. by the Israeli authorities. , but they were not allowed to enter.
Contacted by Efe, The Israeli military declined to comment.. The Israeli government confirmed the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip for the first time through the Kerem Shalom crossing, as had already been announced by the Israeli agency responsible for the management of the occupied Palestinian territories.
The approval of this opening occurred on Friday and at stake is the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through a new crossing, which would be added to the assistance provided for several weeks through the Rafah crossing, in the border between Egypt and Palestine. enclave.
“Starting today, UN aid trucks [Organização das Nações Unidas] will undergo security checks and will be directed directly to Gaza through Kerem Shalom to Fulfill our agreement with the United States.”, announced the Israeli Ministry of Defense body responsible for Palestinian civil affairs (COGAT) on the X social network.
“This will increase the daily volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza to be delivered to the population,” he added.
Source: TSF
