Egypt says 50 fuel trucks to enter Gaza daily during ceasefire

Trucks carrying fuel drive in the Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
Trucks carrying fuel drive in the Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

CAIRO — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says 50 fuel trucks are set to enter the Gaza Strip when the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas starts on Sunday.

Abdelatty, whose country mediated the deal with Qatar and the United States, says it provides for “the entry of 600 trucks per day to the Strip, including 50 trucks of fuel.”

The truce between Israel and Hamas is set to take effect at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, bringing with it a surge of aid, according to mediators.

Hundreds of trucks have lined up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing — previously a vital entry point for aid that has been closed since May when Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side.

At a joint news conference on Saturday with his Nigerian counterpart, Abdelatty says “We hope that 300 trucks will go to the north of the Gaza Strip,” where thousands are trapped in what aid agencies say are apocalyptic conditions.

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