Up to 20 trucks carrying food, water and medicine may be allowed across Egypt's border, with dozens more standing by if the United Nations is able to distribute the aid without interference by Hamas.
Men carry out the body of a victim from a building in Rafah in the southern of Gaza Strip as the Israeli bombardment continued Thursday.Men carry out the body of a victim from a building in Rafah in the southern of Gaza Strip as the Israeli bombardment continued Thursday.JERUSALEM — The first shipments of humanitarian aid could begin to arrive in the Gaza Strip as soon as Friday, nearly two weeks after the start of a punishing Israeli bombardment campaign targeted at the militant group Hamas.
Israel says it will not lift its siege until Hamas has released some 200 hostages the group is believed to be holding. It is unclear if any fuel would be included in the shipment. With Gaza's main power plant unable to operate, aid groups say fuel is badly needed to power desalination and wastewater plants, along with hospital generators.Of concern has been the ability of the United Nations to distribute aid to civilians without the interference of Hamas —. If Hamas"doesn't let it get through or just confiscates it, then it's going to end," Biden said of the aid.
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