Five trucks of humanitarian aid enter Gaza, says Israel, ending two-month blockade

By Emanuel Fabian

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19 May 2025, 7:14 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (Flash90)

Five trucks of humanitarian aid, including baby food, entered the Gaza Strip today via the Kerem Shalom Crossing, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announces, marking the first such delivery since March 2.

COGAT says the aid delivery comes “following the recommendation of professional IDF officials and in accordance with the directive of the political echelon.”

“All aid was transferred following a thorough security inspection by personnel from the Ministry of Defense’s Crossing Points Authority,” it says.