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    Title: Third Gaza-bound aid convoy enters Rafah crossing from Egypt
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    Third Gazabound Aid Convoy Enters Rafah Crossing From Egypt 41421
    Description: A third convoy of aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing from Egypt on Monday bound for the besieged Gaza Strip, an aid worker and two security sources said. Humanitarian deliveries through Rafah began on Saturday after wrangling over procedures for inspecting the aid and bombardments on the Gaza side of the border had left relief materials stranded in Egypt. Rafah is the main crossing in and out of Gaza that does not border Israel. Since Israel has imposed a "total siege" of the enclave in retaliation for an attack by Hamas fighters on Oct. 7, Rafah has become the focus of efforts to deliver aid. Read also: Second aid convoy enters Egyptian side of Rafah crossing en route to Gaza On Saturday and Sunday 34 trucks passed through. The number of trucks in Monday's convoy was similar to each of those days, the aid worker and security sources said. UN officials say about 100 trucks would be needed daily to meet essential needs in Gaza, which is home to 2.3 million people and where stocks of food, water and fuel have been running low.
    Published Date: 23-Oct-2023
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