The Israeli army admitted that this Sunday one of its battle tanks mistakenly fired at an Egyptian military post on the border with Gaza, There are no reports of casualties or damage yet.

“The tank accidentally fired and reached an Egyptian outpost adjacent to the border in the Kerem Shalom area. The incident is being investigated and details are being studied,” the Israeli army said in a statement, in which it apologized for the incident.

Armed clashes between Palestinian militias and the Israeli army in the border area between Israel and the southeast of the Gaza Strip This Sunday the delivery of humanitarian aid was prevented from Egypt to the strip, which was confirmed by the EFE agency.

About 17 trucks carrying humanitarian aid – food, water and medicine – had to enter the enclave for the second day in a row Due to collisions they had to change their route between the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and Israeli troops in the area of ​​the separation fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

The Hamas militia, responsible for the terrorist attack on Israeli territory on the 7th, which killed 1,400 people and abducted more than 200, assured on Telegram that Its members “ambushed Israeli armored forces” in the area of ​​the separation fence between Israel and the southeast of the sector, in the area of ​​Khan Yunis province.

Israeli troops “crossed the fence” several meters into the sector and There was a shootout with Palestinian militants. According to Al-Qassam, they even attacked an Israeli tank.

The Israeli army said in a statement that Palestinian militias shot at soldiers “which was operating west of the Gaza Strip security fence” and “a tank attacked a terrorist cell that was shooting at the military.”

Several Israeli soldiers They could have been injured during the clashes, although there has not yet been official confirmation from the army, according to Israeli media.

The clashes intensified precisely when Almost twenty trucks entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt medicine, food and drinking water for Gaza, which has been devastated by a total blockade imposed by Israel and incessant bombing that has left the strip in a serious humanitarian crisis.

On Saturday, 20 food trucks entered Gaza. following intense international pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian aid access and an agreement reached with the United States.

Access this help Does not include fuel consumption, leaving Gaza’s hospitals without power and under strain as they cannot operate generators.

For now, today the third convoy with humanitarian aid, consisting of twenty trucks, arrived from the Egyptian Rafah crossing towards the Gaza Strip, after passing through another Israeli-controlled border post to check the cargo, the agency reported today EFE source of Egyptian security.

Trucks transport medicines, medical supplies and baby food, The source said, adding that the trucks were sent to the Israeli-controlled Al-Awja checkpoint for inspection before being allowed into the Gaza Strip.

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However, Egypt This Monday he did not allow media access to the Rafah crossing, which connects the country with the Gaza Strip, with the exception of the Egyptian state television network.

Total since the start of the war More than 4,650 people have died in the Gaza Strip more than 14,000 were injured, 70% of the sector’s residents were internally displaced, and 50% of houses were partially or completely destroyed.

(according to information from EFE)