First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Enters Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah Border Crossing

Twenty humanitarian aid trucks carrying food and medical supplies entered the Gaza Strip Saturday morning from Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. It’s the first convoy to enter Gaza since Hamas terrorists ambushed Israel on October 7 and carried out the most deadly attack against Jewish people since the Holocaust.

Israel lay siege on the Gaza Strip last week after giving Palestinian civilians 24 hours to exit the region. Amid Israel’s counter-offensive, officials collaborated with the United States, United Nations, and Egypt to ensure that any humanitarian aid would go to relocated Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza, not Hamas terrorists.

More than 200 trucks are still outside of the Egypt–Israel border waiting to funnel 3,000 tons of water, food, and medical supplies into Gaza. Before the Israeli government authorizes subsequent deliveries, it has asked for proof that Hamas does not seize humanitarian aid. So far, a United Nations official said on Saturday, “verification procedures are still under discussion.”