Aid for Israeli captives, Palestinians reaches Gaza despite challenges
Al Jazeera
Shipment of medical supplies, other aid set to be distributed as part of a deal brokered by Qatar and France.
A shipment of medical supplies and other aid for Israeli captives and Palestinian civilians has entered the Gaza Strip as part of an agreement mediated by Qatar and France between Israel and Hamas.
The aid delivery is the first deal agreed to by Israel and the Palestinian group, and marks some progress, since a short-lived truce ended on December 1.
“The humanitarian aid trucks allowed into southern Gaza are not enough to meet people’s desperate needs,” said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah in the south of the Strip on Thursday.
The shipment arrived on Wednesday, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Majed al-Ansari confirmed. It is set to be distributed by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
“Over the past few hours, medicine & aid entered the Gaza Strip, in implementation of the agreement announced yesterday for the benefit of civilians in the Strip, including hostages,” al-Ansari posted on X.
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