Sixth Egyptian aid convoy enters Gaza with 107 tonnes of diesel - Foreign Affairs
Since the early hours of Saturday, Dozens of aid trucks organized by the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) travelled from the Rafah border crossing to the Karm Abu Salem crossing as they made their way into Gaza.
The fuel delivery—the first of its kind in months—is seen as a critical lifeline for hospitals overwhelmed with patients, including children suffering from acute malnutrition.
The convoy also includes substantial quantities of food staples such as flour, white sugar, ghee, lentils, fava beans, cooking oil, and infant formula, according to Egypt's Al-Qahera News.
On Thursday, Egypt's fifth aid convoy crossed into Gaza carrying over 1,200 tonnes of essential supplies aboard more than 100 trucks. That included approximately 840 tonnes of flour and 450 tonnes of assorted food parcels, the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) said in a statement.
On Wednesday, four Egyptian military transport aircraft airdropped food aid to conduct airdrop operations over areas in the Gaza Strip that are difficult to access by land, the Egyptian military spokesperson said in a statement.
Last week, the ERC, Egypt's official aid coordinator for Gaza, launched the humanitarian initiative Zad El-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza last Sunday, marking the first large-scale delivery of aid following five months of a deadly Israeli blockade.
In its first three days, the initiative delivered over 4,000 tonnes of humanitarian assistance, despite what Egyptian authorities described as significant logistical and bureaucratic obstacles on the Israeli side. The ERC has also mobilized 35,000 volunteers to support the operation.
"Since the onset of the crisis, more than 35,000 aid trucks carrying over 130,000 tons of humanitarian assistance have entered Gaza," the ERC reported.
The renewed Egyptian aid push comes amid mounting international condemnation of the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)—a food distribution scheme established in late May that bypasses the United Nations' (UN) longstanding aid system.
Since its launch, Israeli forces have killed over 1,400 starving Palestinians seeking aid at designated GHF distribution points, per the Palestinian health ministry and UN figures.
In an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty described GHF as 'a mechanism of death,' accusing Israel of weaponising starvation and deliberately obstructing aid. He called the scale of famine in Gaza 'beyond imagination' and condemned the daily violence Palestinians face in trying to access food.
On Saturday, hospitals in Gaza reported that Israeli troops killed more than a dozen people—including eight food-seekers—as civilians risked their lives amid continued restrictions on overland aid and reliance on limited airdrops.
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