Chairman of State Information Service (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said that the Palestinian-Israeli truce is proceeding for a fourth day in a row without obstacles, thanks to intensified efforts by Egypt and Qatar, with US participation, according to the SIS website.
In this context, Egypt continued its intensive efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing, which continued throughout the period of the aggression against the Strip and will continue during the second phase of the truce, which will continue Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rashawn explained that the volume of medical aid brought into the Gaza Strip as of Monday evening amounted to 2,812 tons, 11,427 tons of food aid, 8,583 tonnes of water, 127 tents and tarpaulins, in addition to 2,418 tons of other relief materials.
Rashwan pointed out that 1,048 tons of fuel have been brought in as of Monday evening, and that the total number of trucks that entered through the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip reached 2,263 during this period.
The head of SIS noted that Egypt has received, in the same period, 566 injured Gazans for treatment in Egyptian hospitals, along with about 300 companions, in addition to the crossing of 8,691 foreign nationals and dual nationals, and 1,256 Egyptians from Gaza, and facilitating the entry of 421 Palestinians stuck in Egypt to Gaza Strip.
Diaa Rashwan ended his statements by reaffirming the continuation of Egyptian efforts to work to accelerate the transfer of humanitarian aid to contribute to limiting the aggravation of the humanitarian crisis for our Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip.
