Aid trucks enter Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip Reuters

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Source: Reuters

October 21, 2023 5:01 AM EDT


CAIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Trucks with humanitarian aid that has been stranded in Egypt entered the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday after days of diplomatic wrangling over conditions for delivering the relief.

Television images showed trucks moving into the border crossing area from the Egyptian side. Rafah is the main route in and out of the Gaza Strip that is not controlled by Israel, and the focus of efforts to deliver aid to Gaza's 2.3 million residents.

Israel imposed a total blockade and launched air strikes on Gaza in response to a deadly attack on Israeli soil by Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since 2007, said a relief aid convoy of 20 trucks would enter on Saturday, carrying medicine, medical supplies and a limited amount of food and canned goods.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/

[burrowowl]

1. Kick

[T_A]

2. Convoy Of 20 Trucks

but only with food and medical supplies, NO WATER, NO FUEL.

The largest inventory is burial supplies.

[Beastly Boy]

3. Outrage. They should have delayed the convoy until water arrives...

[T_A]

4. *

[EX500rider]

8. Who says no water?

According to Egyptian authorities at the Rafah crossing, 13 trucks were carrying medicine and medical supplies, five were carrying food and two trucks had water.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/21/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-hostages-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html

[T_A]

10. Well

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That's what the U.N. representative on the scene said. Perhaps that was before all the trucks were unloaded? Dunno.
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UPDATE:

While driving home earlier this evening, the correspondent reporting from the Rafah Crossing for NPR mentioned that humanitarian groups were saying they were disappointed there was no fuel being delivered, as it was needed to run generators at the hospitals. So it's being reported both ways.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. I hope the trucks are allowed to return to Egypt, with their drivers.

Once the cargo has been removed, and the fuel harvested from the tanks.

I hope it's not a one-way trip.

If those trucks make it, then maybe the convoy can be expanded to hundreds of trucks each day.

Does Gaza have an airport? Could we run a "Berlin Airlift"-style logistic pipeline, avoiding land border gates completely?

[EX500rider]

7. They do have an airport but it's been closed for over a decade

And since it's location is right near the crossing wouldn't help much

[NickB79]

6. How much will end up in the hands of Hamas fighters?

And their supporters, Instead of innocent civilians?

Most of it, I expect.

[moniss]

9. 20 trucks

with limited food and water will hardly put a dent in trying to have food and water for over 2 million people. Like trying to stop a flood with a roll of paper towels.