Rabat — Aid trucks reportedly began the process of entering Gaza from Egypt early this morning, Egyptian media reported.
Al Qahera News posted footage on social media showing convoys moving through the Rafah crossing border area. “Egyptian aid trucks begin to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing,” the outlet reported.
The news channel also posted that aid trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived at the Kerem Shalom in preparation for entry into Gaza.
Israel announced Saturday that it had started airdrops of aid following months of criticism over restricting supplies to the war-torn territory.
Additionally, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) said today it would establish “humanitarian corridors” to allow United Nations aid trucks to deliver food and essential supplies to Gaza, which includes alleged “humanitarian pauses” in their “operations.”
Although the full implementation of the IOF’s announcement has yet to be seen, the move marks a notable shift, likely as a result of mounting international pressure that Israel has been facing against their illegal and inhumane starvation campaign.
Aid organizations warned last week of widespread hunger among Gaza’s population, despite Israeli denials that it restricted food deliveries.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that over 133 Gazan innocent civilians have died from malnutrition in recent weeks amid what experts describe as Israel-induced genocidal starvation.
Israel cut off all supplies to Gaza in March before resuming them in May with new restrictions in place.
Division among Israeli officials on the move
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir strongly attacked these new humanitarian measures, calling the entry of aid into Gaza a “grave mistake” that endangers the lives of IOF soldiers. He further claimed that Hamas exploits these humanitarian corridors, a common talking point widely used by Israeli leaders as an excuse for blocking aid.
Ben-Gvir expressed frustration at his exclusion from discussions about aid policy, saying that leaving him out of the decision-making process was “extremely dangerous.”
The criticism signals critical divisions within the Israeli government over how to handle pressure surrounding humanitarian aid while continuing their relentless genocidal attacks against Palestinians in Gaza.
More world leaders voice concern
As international criticism of Israel’s genocidal famine in the enclave mounts, Pope Leo XIV has joined the chorus in voicing concern over the dire inhumane situation.
During his public prayer on Sunday, the Pope said: “I am following with deep concern the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, where hunger is crushing the civilian population, which continues to be subjected to violence and death.”
The Pope also renewed his call for “a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and full respect for humanitarian law.”
