Rafah Crossing
An official source at the border stated that 13 foreigners, 150 people holding Egyptian passports, and 250 people holding residency permits entered through the crossing.
During a press conference in Cairo on Saturday, Coquerel stated, "We commend Egypt's role in the ongoing negotiations and hope they lead to an inclusive ceasefire in Gaza, rather than just the entry of aid."
The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) dispatched 50 trucks carrying food, medicine, medical supplies, water, tents, and blankets to the Gaza Strip.
The Rafah Crossing continues to open its doors between Egypt and the Gaza Strip for the entry of aid from the Egyptian side to the Palestinian sideز
60 new trucks of humanitarian aid are being prepared to arrive on the Palestinian side through Rafah crossing according to Al Qahera news channel on Monday.
Al-Qahera News correspondent said that there are 170 aid trucks in front of the Rafah border crossing, which are ready to enter the Gaza Strip at any time.
The WHO announced that the convoy of aid that arrived in Gaza Strip Saturday through Rafah Crossing consisted of four lorries carrying medicines and medical supplies from the organization.
Yet, the strikes did not affect the Egyptian equipment fixing the road leading to the crossing.
Al Qahera News reported Friday the reparation of the road at Rafah Crossing on the Palestinian side by Egyptian equipment.
New batches arrived Thursday.
They also performed prayers in absentia on the souls of Palestinian victims who have been falling since the outbreak of military confrontations on October 7.
An informed Egyptian source denied on Monday reports that an agreement had been reached on a truce in Gaza, or that humanitarian aid had begun to enter the Strip.
Egypt’s authorities decided to close Rafah crossing from in both directions, on Friday and Saturday.
The Egyptian authorities on Monday resumed operating Rafah border crossing on both sides,
A team of Egyptian engineers had arrived in Gaza through Rafah Crossing to supervise reconstruction.
On Wednesday, Egypt reopened Rafah Crossing in the direction to Gaza allowing visiting Palestinians to return after its closure on Monday for technical reasons.
The Rafah border crossing remained opened on Tuesday on both sides in accordance with the directives of the political leadership.
Medical and administrative teams are stationed for facilitating the passage of the injured and their escorts to hospitals for treatment, said sources at the crossing.
The crossing has been open on an exceptional basis since May 16 upon the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
It will also allow the entry of Egyptian technical teams into the Gaza Strip, added the sources.
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