Israeli protesters block aid trucks from entering Gaza | video
- January 24, 2024
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A group of protesters gathered at the Kerem Shalom border crossing blocked the entrance to Gaza Strip out of more than fifty trucks with humanitarian aid to protest
A group of protesters gathered at the Kerem Shalom border crossing blocked the entrance to Gaza Strip out of more than fifty trucks with humanitarian aid to protest the entry of supplies while Hamas is still holding over a hundred hostages.
A total of 60 aid trucks from Egypt had to wait for up to six hours before finally only nine crossed the border into the Gaza Strip.
The remaining 51 trucks reportedly turned around and returned to Egyptian territory. Times of Israel.
This was stated by protester Reut Ben Haim.
Helping the enemy is always crazy, but it is especially crazy to do it today, a day after the enemy killed 24 of our soldiers, when they are preparing to continue shelling our cities and when they are holding more than 130 of our soldiers. soldiers.
Despite this criticism, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahupreviously noted that allowing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip was “vital to guarantee international support” for Israel, which has been waning in recent weeks as the number of civilian casualties in Gaza rises.
In turn, the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-SisiAnother country that borders the Gaza Strip and is the main source of aid supplied to the Palestinian enclave has accused Israel of delaying supplies as a method of pressuring Hamas to release hostages it is still holding captive since early October.
“This is a form of pressure on the Gaza Strip and its population in connection with the conflict and the release of hostages. They are using this as a tool to put pressure on the people of the Gaza Strip,” Al-Sisi complained at a meeting with military and government officials in Cairo, the country’s capital.
(according to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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