First fuel truck since Oct. 7 enters Gaza via Egypt
The fuel shortages have added to the desperation of more than 2 million people trapped inside the enclave, which the Israel offensive has ravaged for more than a month.
A truck carrying fuel entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the first such delivery since the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel war on Oct. 7.
Egyptian news channel Al-Qahera News first reported the entry of the fuel truck into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. A video showed the truck with an Egyptian flag and UNICEF logo emblazoned on it.
لحظة دخول أول شاحنة وقود من معبر رفح إلى قطاع غزة#القاهرة_الإخبارية #من_غزة_هنا_القاهرة #تضامنا_مع_فلسطين #فلسطين #آية_لطفي pic.twitter.com/L2TgCYHgEV
— القاهرة الإخبارية - AlQahera News (@Alqaheranewstv) November 15, 2023
According to witnesses cited by Reuters, other fuel trucks were waiting at the crossing point to pass into Gaza.
Earlier on Tuesday, Reuters reported Israel’s approval of the entry of 24,000 liters (6,340 gallons) of diesel fuel into Gaza. A humanitarian source told the news agency that the fuel would be used by UN trucks in the territory.
