Egypt is making remaining preparations to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, safety sources confirmed Friday.
Preparations are being made on each side of the border to pave the best way for the vehicles to enter simply into the Gaza Strip, in anticipation of its reopening, senior sources stated.
The transfer goals to facilitate the supply of humanitarian, medical and meals support to Gaza, the sources added.
Dozens of vehicles carrying support are already positioned on the Egyptian facet, prepared for instant switch as soon as the crossing is operational.
On Wednesday and following greater than 15 months of Israeli assaults within the Gaza Strip, Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas agreed to a cease-fire within the Gaza Strip and the discharge of extra hostages in change for Palestinian prisoners.
The cease-fire was deliberate to take impact on Sunday, although it remained unclear whether or not this timeline might be met. It is initially set to final for 42 days.
During this time, 33 of the 98 hostages nonetheless held by Hamas are to be returned – although it’s unclear what number of of them are nonetheless alive.
In return, a whole bunch of Palestinian prisoners are anticipated to be launched from Israeli jails.
Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai, confirmed to dpa that no humanitarian support was despatched by means of Kerem Shalom on Friday, which remains to be closed.
Israel’s military had occupied the Rafah border crossing on the Palestinian facet in May final yr.
Following the announcement of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas within the Gaza Strip, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) known as for unrestricted entry to ship urgently wanted meals and support to the area.
According to the WFP, about 80,000 tons of meals is ready exterior Gaza or en route, which is sufficient to feed greater than 1 million folks for 3 months.
According to U.N. figures, greater than 90% of the two million residents within the Gaza Strip are affected by extreme starvation because of Israel’s blockade and assaults. There can also be a scarcity of consuming water, emergency shelters and medicines.
Source: www.dailysabah.com