Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds GazaHUMANITARIAN CRISIS: US President Joe Biden announced a deal to provide aid for Gaza, starting with an initial 20 trucks carrying relief goods from EgyptAFP, GAZA CITY, Palestinian TerritoriesPalestinians in the war-torn Gaza City yesterday awaited the arrival of aid trucks promised under a deal US President Joe Biden struck with Egypt and Israel as the army struck more Hamas targets. Thousands of tonnes of aid bound for Gaza remained on the Egyptian side of the border on October 19, after US President Joe Biden struck a deal with Egypt and Israel to allow relief in. Trucks of a humanitarian aid convoy are parked outside border gate between Egypt and Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, 19 October 2023. Volunteers from humanitarian aid organizations continued their sit-in in front of the Rafah border gate demanding the opening of the crossing and allowing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. More than 100 trucks carrying aid goods have been queued for days on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, the only entry or exit point to Gaza not controlled by Israel.


Source:   Taipei Times
October 20, 2023 03:59 UTC