Advertisements
As previously reported, Israel has so far refused to open the crucial Rafah crossing into Gaza from Egypt.
As a result, lorries carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid can be seen queuing up on the Egyptian side of the crossing.
It comes despite the 20-point ceasefire plan stating that full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s military aid agency COGAT claimed yesterday that the Rafah crossing would not open for aid as this was not stipulated by the truce deal at any stage, saying that all humanitarian goods bound for Gaza would pass through Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom after undergoing security inspections.
Israel had previously warned it could keep the Rafah crossing shut and reduce aid supplies because, it said, Hamas was returning the bodies of hostages too slowly.
