First 20 trucks carrying medical supplies enter from Egypt after week of intense negotiations

The Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza has finally opened to allow 20 Egyptian trucks carrying medical supplies across, after a week of intense negotiations involving the US, Israel, Egypt and the UN.

Under the agreement, only 20 trucks will be allowed on Saturday, deliveries from the Egyptian Red Crescent to the Palestinian Red Crescent organisation. A UN official said UN trucks were not expected to cross until Monday.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report

France, Poland and Austria among nine countries where radical rightwing parties predicted…

More than 550 migrants intercepted crossing Channel

UK authorities detain 378 people, while French ships prevent a further 178…

Global preparation: how different countries planned for the second wave of Covid-19

Lockdowns brought temporary relief to some but, everywhere, test and trace is…

Why is the UK economy doing worse than the rest of the G7?

Factors behind IMF’s latest forecast which shows UK will be only large…