Israel undertook, as part of the truce, to ensure the import of humanitarian aid
For the first time during the war, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resumption of the Israeli crossing into Gaza for import of aid.
The Times of Israel writes about this.
The Cabinet voted to reopen Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza for the first time since the war began on October 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.
The announcement comes after escalating pressure from US President Biden's administration and hours after US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan concluded his final meetings in Israel.
Netanyahu's office reveals for the first time that Israel has pledged, as part of the truce that secured the release of 105 hostages last month, to facilitate the entry of 200 aid trucks into Gaza per day.
Egypt's Rafah crossing, so far the only one open to aid entry, could handle just 100 trucks a day, even after Israel began using Kerem Shalom for additional checks earlier this week to his Nitzana checkpoint,” Netanyahu’s office said.
The current system has led to significant bottlenecks in the flow of aid.
“To implement the agreement, the Cabinet today temporarily approved the unloading of trucks on the Gaza side through control “Kerem Shalom crossing,” said the Israeli statement, using the vaguest language possible to announce that it had reopened Kerem Shalom. help. .
The cabinet decision applies only to aid from Egypt, not to the UN, an Israeli official said.
Recall that Hamas continues to hold 132 hostages in the Gaza Strip. We are talking about 113 men and 19 women.
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