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RAFAH, Palestinian Territories—The first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said Agence France-Presse correspondents on both sides.
The border crossing was closed again after the passage of the trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent, which is responsible for delivering the aid, including food and medical supplies from various UN agencies. Hamas militants stormed into Israel from Gaza and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burnt to death on the first day of the raid, according to Israeli officials.
“These trucks are not just trucks, they are a lifeline,” he said. “They are the difference between life and death for so many people in Gaza.”Aid workers gather around trucks carrying humanitarian aid that entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on October 21. The first of 20 trucks carrying the aid entered the war-torn Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides.
The UN World Health Organization said it had sent supplies including trauma medicines for the stabilization of injured patients, basic essential medicines and drugs for the treatment of chronic diseases. Biden said Friday he believes the attack was motivated partly by Saudi Arabia’s plan to recognize Israel.
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