Follow the latest news on the war in Gaza live
April 7 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of Egypt announced this Sunday that it will increase the entry of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip through the established crossings to 300 a day to alleviate the pressing needs of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians forcibly displaced to the south. of the enclave.
The announcement was made by the head of the State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, following the guidelines of the country's president, Abdel Fattá al Sisi, reports the MENA news agency.
Since the beginning of the aid operation to Gaza, a total of 19,354 trucks have entered the Rafah crossing with 19,952 tons of medical supplies, 10,435 tons of fuel, 123,453 tons of food and 26,692 tons of water.
In addition, a total of 3,764 wounded and sick have entered Egypt from the Gaza Strip to receive treatment, along with 6,191 companions. In addition, 66,759 foreign and dual nationals, as well as 6,330 Egyptians, have left the enclave through the border crossing since the beginning of the conflict, on October 7 of last year, between Hamas and Israel.
