Explosions near the Rafah crossing, the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, interrupted the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region. The second convoy, which contained 17 trucks with supplies, was stranded on the Egyptian side of the border.
Part of these trucks passed on the Egyptian side and were being inspected when the explosions occurred, according to Américo Martins, from CNN.
On Saturday (21), the first 20 trucks crossed the crossing, which had been closed since the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7. The border point was quickly closed after the first aid convoy passed through.
United Nations (UN) agencies welcomed the entry of the first convoy with humanitarian aid, but highlighted that the volume is “not enough” to alleviate the deteriorating humanitarian situation. The region received inputs such as water, food and medicine, but not fuel.
The UN has been saying that at least 100 trucks per day are needed to supply people near the Rafah crossing.
Furthermore, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stated that United Nations fuel supplies in the Gaza Strip It will be over in three days .
Israel increased the number of bombings in Gaza this Sunday. On Saturday (21), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that would intensify air strikes to “minimize the risk to our troops in the next stages of the war”, signaling the potential ground incursion.
*Publication by Eduardo Saraiva, with information from Américo Martins, special envoy of CNN to Israel
Source: CNN Brasil
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