187 aid trucks entered Gaza today through Israel and Egypt — COGAT
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
187 trucks carrying food, water, medical supplies and shelter equipment were inspected and transferred to the Gaza Strip today via Egypt’s Rafah and Israel’s Kerem Shalom Crossings, Israel’s COGAT military liaison to the Palestinians says.
Eighty-eight trucks were inspected at Israel’s Nitzana Crossing and entered Gaza via the Rafah Crossing.
Ninety-seven trucks were inspected and transferred into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom Crossing.
Israel committed during a truce in November to start allowing in 200 trucks of aid every day.
It says it has been inspecting hundreds of trucks each day but that the UN and Egypt have failed to keep up with those numbers, leading to insufficient amounts of aid actually getting into Gaza.
The UN says distribution of large amounts of aid is all but impossible as long as Israel’s military campaign continues.