Israel-Hamas conflict: Another 14 ‘aid trucks' enter Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing

As Israel continues to pound Hamas in Gaza, around 14 trucks laden with items with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on Sunday, according to the media reports.

14 trucks with humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing

These aid trucks were sponsored by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations.

A Palestinian Red Crescent Society official in Gaza confirmed that these trucks have been admitted and are currently being offloaded to proceed to the Strip storage facilities of the UNRWA – the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

The Palestinian Crossing Authority has also shared pictures of the second set of trucks getting loaded up on the Palestinian side of the crossing travelling to the UNRWA site, said reports.

Aid trucks carrying food, medicines

Speaking to the media, the head of public relations at the Palestinian Crossing Authority, Wael Abu Omar said that the trucks carried ‘food and medicines’ for Gaza.

Earlier, at least 17 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Southern Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on the second day of its opening, as per the media.

These aids arrived just a day after 20 trucks carried medical aid, food, and water into the Palestinian enclave. Moreover, the aids entered the Strip ahead of Israel's deadly ground offensive on Gaza and amid air strikes by the Israeli armed forces to eliminate the Hamas targets.

The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt.

UN estimates 100 trucks per day for Gaza

According to the United Nations, almost 100 trucks per day are needed to meet the needs of Gazans. The trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza carried food, water, and medical supplies but no fuel, as per media reports. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed hostages abducted and held in Gaza since the shock assault rose to 212.