About 200 aid trucks arrive at Karem Abu Salem crossing: Report
About 200 aid delivery trucks, including 20 carrying fuel, have begun arriving at the Israeli-controlled Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing in advance of entry into the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian sources told Reuters.
The trucks were using the entry point pending completion of maintenance at the Rafah border crossing into southern Gaza from Egypt, they told the news agency.
World Food Programme aid trucks start crossing into Gaza
The UN’s food agency says trucks carrying humanitarian aid have started entering Gaza from the Karem Abu Salem (known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis) crossing in the south and another crossing in Zikim in the north.
The first trucks carry wheat flour and ready-to-eat food parcels “for people in desperate need”, the organisation said, adding it aims to deliver food on a daily basis using routes from Egypt, Jordan and Israel.
“This ceasefire is critical for the humanitarian response. Safety, and access must be ensured.”
#GazaCeasefire: WFP trucks started crossing into Gaza via Zikim and Kerem Shalom crossings. The first trucks carried life-saving wheat flour and ready-to-eat food parcels for people in desperate need.
WFP aims to deliver food daily along humanitarian corridors that include… pic.twitter.com/etd2lMR5Wx
— World Food Programme (@WFP) January 19, 2025
First trucks of supplies entering Gaza: Aid official
The head of the UN OCHA in the occupied Palestinian territory says the first trucks of supplies began entering Gaza 15 minutes after the ceasefire went into effect at 09:15 GMT.
“A massive effort has been underway over the past days from humanitarian partners to load and prepare to distribute a surge of aid across all of Gaza,” Jonathan Whittall said in a post on X.
A ceasefire finally came into effect in #Gaza at 11:15 today. First trucks of supplies started entering just 15mins later. A massive effort has been underway over the past days from humanitarian partners to load and prepare to distribute a surge of aid across all of Gaza.
— Jonathan Whittall (@_jwhittall) January 19, 2025
