Some 200 trucks of humanitarian aid start to arrive at Gaza crossing as ceasefire begins

By Reuters and ToI Staff 19 January 2025, 1:11 pm

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Egyptian soldiers accompany trucks carrying prefabricated houses, as they drive along a road in Egypt's northern Sinai peninsula near the city of Bir al-Abd, toward the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025, shortly after a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas was implemented (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

About 200 aid delivery trucks, including 20 carrying fuel, begin arriving at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing ahead of entry into the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian sources tell Reuters.

The aid trucks are using the Kerem Shalom entry point pending completion of maintenance and repair work at the Rafah border crossing into southern Gaza from Egypt, the sources say.

The majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been displaced by the war, many more than once.

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza took effect this morning after a nearly three-hour delay when Hamas initially didn’t send the names of the three hostages set to be released after 15 months of captivity in Gaza later today.