CAIRO - 29 January 2026: The 127th humanitarian aid convoy began entering the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning through the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai, heading toward the Kerem Abu Salem crossing in preparation for its delivery into the enclave.
An official source at the Rafah crossing said the trucks, part of the “Zad Al-Izza… From Egypt to Gaza” convoy, are carrying thousands of tons of relief and humanitarian assistance. The aid includes food baskets and supplies—particularly vegetables—along with medical supplies, medicines, and personal hygiene items.
The convoy also carries petroleum products, including gasoline, natural gas, and diesel, as well as shelter materials such as tents, blankets, and winter clothing.
The Egyptian Red Crescent has maintained a continuous presence as Egypt’s national mechanism for coordinating and delivering aid to Gaza since the outbreak of the crisis in October 2023.
The Rafah crossing has remained open throughout this period, with the Red Crescent sustaining full readiness across its logistical centers and facilitating aid entry through the efforts of around 35,000 volunteers.
Crossings linking the Gaza Strip were closed by Israeli occupation forces on March 2, 2025, following the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement and the failure to reach an understanding to extend it. The truce was later violated with heavy aerial bombardment on March 18, 2025, followed by renewed incursions into areas from which forces had previously withdrawn.
During that period, occupation authorities prevented the entry of humanitarian aid, fuel, and shelter supplies for displaced residents who lost their homes in the war on Gaza. They also barred the entry of heavy equipment needed for debris removal and reconstruction. Aid deliveries resumed in May 2025 under a mechanism implemented by the occupation authorities and an American security company, despite objections from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which said the mechanism violated established international procedures.
The occupation army later announced a “temporary truce” lasting 10 hours on Sunday, July 27, 2025, suspending military operations in parts of the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered.
Meanwhile, mediators—Egypt, Qatar, and the United States—continued efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire agreement and facilitate an exchange of prisoners and detainees. These efforts culminated at dawn on October 9, 2025, with an agreement between Hamas and Israel on the first phase of a ceasefire, according to a plan announced by US President Donald Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, with Egyptian, American, and Qatari mediation and Turkish support.
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