Trucks wait for the border to open to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip Stringer/Portal 10/18/2023
International humanitarian aid will be able to reach the Gaza Strip from Egypt “tomorrow”. [sábado] or later,” explained this Friday (20) the UN UnderSecretaryGeneral for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths.
“We are in intensive and advanced negotiations with all relevant parties to ensure that the relief operation for Gaza begins as soon as possible,” Griffiths said, as quoted by a spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) in Geneva .
US President Joe Biden had announced that the first 20 trucks loaded with food, water and medicine would cross the border and enter the Gaza Strip this Friday (20).
During his visit to Tel Aviv on Wednesday (18), the American negotiated with the Egyptian government and Israel on aid to Palestinian civilians and foreigners in the war zone.
UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres arrived at the Rafah border crossing this Friday (20) to prepare for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
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The Rafah border crossing in Egypt is the only one that is not under Israeli control and would therefore be the place where the establishment of a humanitarian corridor would be possible.
The Israeli government has set the condition that the resources sent do not reach Hamas terrorists.
It is estimated that more than 150 trucks are waiting for the border to be cleared.
An Israeli army land invasion of the Gaza Strip is likely to take place soon, which could further delay the delivery of aid to the civilian population. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that the invasion was imminent.
The Rafah border crossing is also used by foreigners who want to leave the Gaza Strip. Itamaraty has been waiting for days for a solution to the situation so that 26 Brazilians can be rescued. The presidential plane is in Cairo and is being used to repatriate the group.
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