
Egyptian drivers at the Rafah crossing. Photo: AFP
In a post on platform X, Tom Fletcher, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said more than 630 trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, at least 300 of which brought humanitarian assistance into the north.
Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, which came into effect Sunday morning with a 42-day initial phase, 600 trucks carrying humanitarian relief can enter the strip daily.
The deal’s first stage includes releasing 33 Israeli captives held by Hamas in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
On Sunday, an Al-Qahera News correspondent said Egypt is set to establish a new relief camp for Palestinians in Gaza, adding that 10 trucks carrying equipment for the camp already entered the strip in the early hours of the day.
This will be the third such camp set up by Egypt in Gaza since the start of the Israeli assault, following the establishment of at least two camps in Khan Younis.
Gaza war
The ceasefire deal came after a 15-month genocidal war by Israel that has left the strip in ruins.
Israeli strikes, with an intensity larger in scale than any other war in history, have destroyed 72 percent of homes and most of the strip's schools and hospitals.
With tens of billions in arms sales from the US, Israel has killed over 46,899 Palestinians — most of whom are children and women — and wounded over 110,000 others.
Besides, thousands of Palestinians are still buried under the rubble.
Journalists and aid workers have not been spared from the Israeli massacres, with dozens targeted and killed in the strikes.
Additionally, an Israeli blockade on food, water, and medicine has left the population on the verge of starvation.
Displaced Palestinians had to dig trenches under tents to shield their kids from the Israeli airstrikes and cold winter in Gaza.
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