Admin I Tuesday, April 09, 2024
TEL AVIV – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF said it has allowed a total of 468 aid trucks into the Gaza Strip.
Spokesman of the IDF, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a statement that in addition to the 468 trucks, the IDF also allowed 303 packages into the Gaza Strip.
” Record numbers of humanitarian aid trucks continue to enter the Gaza Strip”, he said, adding that the IDF, via the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Unit (COGAT), is continuing efforts to facilitate the transfer of hundreds of trucks containing food supplies and humanitarian aid to the residents of the Gaza Strip every day.
“468 aid trucks were inspected and transferred to Gaza today (Apr. 9).
“This is the highest number of aid trucks that entered Gaza in one day since the start of the war.
“Over the last three days, more than 1,200 aid trucks were transferred to Gaza.
“Additionally, 303 packages carrying hundreds and thousands of meals were airdropped over Gaza”, Hagari said, adding that 47 food trucks were coordinated to northern Gaza overnight.
“The IDF will continue its efforts to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea in accordance with international law”, he said.
