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Sunday, July 27, 2025
In 1st since Israel took control of Rafah crossing, Egypt delivers aid to Gaza during wartime
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Egyptian media reports that trucks carrying humanitarian aid began entering the Gaza Strip this morning.
The trucks are entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
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Egypt had delivered aid during the war via the Rafah crossing but halted it after Israel took control of the crossing in May 2024. During the ceasefire in January 2025, Egypt resumed sending aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing. This is the first time Egypt has delivered aid in this manner during active fighting.
In early July, the European Union announced it had reached an agreement with Israel to reopen aid corridors from Jordan and Egypt, as part of a broader deal with Israel to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza. In recent days, there has been a growing online campaign criticizing Egypt and questioning why it has not reopened the Gaza border crossing to allow aid in, amid the severe humanitarian crisis in the Strip. Protests have also taken place in recent days outside Egyptian embassies in Lebanon, Syria, the UK, Denmark, Canada, and other countries.
The Times of Israel Community.