Israel-Hamas War: 39 trucks of humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip, total 171 in 10 days

As many as 39 trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Monday, Israel’s military liaison to Palestinians, COGAT, announced. With this, a total of 171 trucks have entered Gaza through Egypt since the Rafah crossing was opened about ten days ago for the first time since October 7 Hamas’ onslaught.

🚚Over the last 1️⃣0️⃣ days, a total of 1️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ #HumanitarianAid trucks (3️⃣9️⃣ trucks today) have entered the #Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing.

Trucks contained hundreds of tons of aid, including water, food, and medical supplies. pic.twitter.com/Zg9yFbQM2q

— COGAT (@cogatonline) October 30, 2023

What did aid to Gaza include? COGAT said the aid has amassed to hundreds of tons and included water, food and medical supplies. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said 45 trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday. He further said Washington aims to surpass that number moving forward, however, this was not visible on Monday. Miller further said the US has made progress in ensuring the delivery of fuel into Gaza, which has yet to taken place since the Israel-Hamas war broke out. Israel has restricted such deliveries, arguing that Hamas is diverting fuel from civilians for use in its own terror activities. “Even as we work to provide fuel for these essential humanitarian services, Hamas continues to maintain extensive fuel reserves. Rather than provide that fuel to hospitals or aid workers or for other civilian needs, however, it continues to hoard it for the benefit of its fighters and to carry out its terrorist attacks against Israel,” Miller said, agreeing with the Israeli position. Miller also said during a call with Qatar’s prime minister on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had discussed the hostage negotiations and efforts to ensure the safety of American citizens. With inputs from agencies