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Humanitarian deliveries through Rafah began on Saturday after
wrangling over procedures for inspecting the aid and
bombardments on the Gaza side of the border had left relief
materials stranded in Egypt.
Rafah is the main crossing in and out of Gaza that does not
border Israel. Since Israel has imposed a "total siege" of the
enclave in retaliation for an attack by Hamas militants on Oct.
7, Rafah has become the focus of efforts to deliver aid.
On Saturday and Sunday 34 trucks passed through. The number of
trucks in Monday's convoy was similar to each of those days, the
aid worker and security sources said.
U.N. officials say about 100 trucks would be needed daily to
meet essential needs in Gaza, which is home to 2.3 million
people and where stocks of food, water and fuel have been
running low.
(Reporting by Yusri Mohamed and Ahmed; Writing by Aidan Lewis;
Editing by Alex Richardson and Andrew Cawthorne)
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