Israel says it is reopening the Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza for aid deliveries, four days after it was closed because of Hamas rocket fire.
Lorries from Egypt with food, water and medicine have arrived at the crossing, according to the Israeli military.
The UN had expressed alarm on Tuesday over what it called Israel’s “choking off” of Gaza’s two main aid arteries.
It came after Israeli troops took full control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
Overnight, there were fresh Israeli air strikes in the nearby city of Rafah, where the Israeli military says it began a limited operation on Monday. A senior US official also confirmed that a shipment of US weapons to Israel had been paused last week over concerns that Israeli forces were about to launch a major offensive on Rafah city.
The shipment included 2,000lb bombs, which could be devastating if used in such a densely populated place.
Seven months into its war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel has said that victory is impossible without taking Rafah.
Credit: bbc.com
