Egypt announced on Wednesday that it will increase the amount of fuel sent to the Gaza Strip daily from 129,000 liters to 189,000 liters in accordance with the agreement with Israel.
“Egypt continues intensive efforts to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip,” Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt’s State Information Service, said in a statement.
From Tuesday, aid trucks began crossing the Rafah border terminal to the Karem Abu Salem crossing in implementation of the agreement with the Israeli side, he added.
This is expected to facilitate the arrival of trucks in the Gaza Strip, increasing their number to 60 to 80 per day.
Rashwan noted that the total number of trucks that have crossed from the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip is 4,057 since aid began entering the enclave from the Egyptian side of the crossing.
Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip from the air and on the ground, imposed a siege and launched a ground offensive in retaliation for a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7.
At least 18,608 Palestinians have been killed and 50,594 injured in Israeli attacks since then, according to Gaza health authorities.
According to official data, 1,200 people were killed in an attack by Hamas in Israel, Fena reports.
