Israel announces the entry of more than 300 aid trucks into Gaza (file photo)
Tel Aviv:
More than 300 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the war-torn Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Monday, the highest daily volume since Israel launched its war against Hamas.
Israel has announced that more than 300 aid trucks will enter Gaza, the highest daily number since the war began in the besieged area six months ago.
But Monday’s deliveries were still well below what the United Nations says is the minimum required to feed millions of people, most of them refugees, on the verge of starvation.
Al Jazeera reported that under increasing international pressure, Israel said on Monday that 322 relief trucks had been inspected and allowed to enter the heavily bombed Palestinian territory.
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories of Israel (COGAT) said in a statement on X that 228 trucks (70% of the total) were delivering food.
Al Jazeera monitored some trucks passing through the border crossing with Egypt south of Rafah. Other trucks also passed through the Karem Abu Salem crossing, known to Israelis as Kerem Shalom, Al Jazeera’s Tariq Abu Azoum reported from Rafah.
He said most humanitarian convoys were carrying water, sugar, flour and other basic necessities.
Al Jazeera reported on Monday that no trucks from the south were allowed to re-enter the war-torn Gaza Strip, marking the highest daily volume since Israel launched its war against Hamas. He added that the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations were facing famine.
Meanwhile, Israeli fighter jets struck the village of Sudaniyah and an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed a Hezbollah field commander.
The Israeli military identified the commander as Ali Ahmed Hussein and said he was responsible for planning and executing attacks against Israelis. According to Al Jazeera, the commander was a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit.
Hezbollah issued a funeral notice for Hussein. The attack also killed two other people, the Israeli military and two Lebanese security sources said.
The war in Gaza comes as Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been fighting on Lebanon’s southern border, fueling fears of a wider regional conflict.
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