The first trucks with humanitarian aid, after the collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza Stripentered on Saturday through the Egyptian side from the Rafah crossing en route to the Aujja crossing for inspection before continuing on to the Palestinian enclave, Egyptian security officials and Red Crescent sources told Reuters.
Two tankers and 50 trucks with humanitarian aid crossed the Egyptian side heading to Awja for inspectionthe sources added.
“No more civilian deaths”
The Belgian prime minister said today that he had spoken with his president Israel after the resumption of hostilities in Gaza and told him there could be no more civilian deaths.
A seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed yesterday as negotiators failed to extend it. Israel and Hamas blame each other for this development.
“I expressed my concerns about the fact that the violence has started again and I repeated once again what I said at the Rafah crossing: no more civilian deaths.”Alexandre de Croix told reporters at the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of Belgium and Spain over comments made by their prime ministers last week at the Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing to the Gaza Strip.
De Croo had said that Israel must respect international humanitarian law, that the destruction of Gaza is unacceptable and that the killing of civilians must stop. An Israeli official said yesterday that the army respects international law and seeks to minimize civilian casualties.
Today, de Kroo declared that Israel has “the right to eliminate the terrorist threat emanating from Gaza” but that everything must be done so that no more civilians are killed.
Israeli warplanes pound Gaza after temporary truce ends, killing hundreds of people, according to health officials in the coastal enclave. Sirens sounded this morning, warning that rockets had been fired into Israeli communities near Gaza, but there were no reports of serious damage or casualties.
“It is sad that the violence has started again. We hope that as soon as possible, more hostages can be freed. We hope that humanitarian access can be permanent humanitarian access”said de Croo.
Source: News Beast
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