CNN —Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through the floating pier built by the US military, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Aid first arrives from abroad to Cyprus, before being brought by ship to a floating platform near the Gaza coast, then finally transported to the floating pier and loaded onto trucks to distribute on land.
The new maritime corridor is coming at a critical moment – with the Rafah border closing into Gaza having been closed for more than a week, preventing aid from getting through.
The Rafah crossing was the only one between Gaza and Egypt – with all other border points in the strip controlled by Israel.
The US State Department warned that only 50 humanitarian aid trucks made it through to Gaza on Sunday, down from hundreds per day in previous weeks, adding that the number is “not nearly enough.”
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CNN —, Brad Cooper, ”
Organizations:
CNN, CNN — Trucks, US Central Command, US Naval Forces Central Command, US State Department
Locations:
Gaza, Cyprus, Rafah, Egypt, Israel