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World Food Programme aid trucks have entered Gaza

19 January 2025 18:00 (UTC +04:00)

Aid trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) have started to cross into Gaza, the United Nations body said, APA reports citing CNN.

“The first WFP trucks have successfully crossed from Egypt into Gaza carrying life-saving wheat flour and food parcels. We’re working to deliver 150 trucks daily to reach families in urgent need using all available border crossings from Egypt, Jordan, and Israel,” WFP’s Supply Chain and Delivery body posted on X on Sunday, accompanied by a video of moving trucks carrying aid packages.

It said that the trucks entered via the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings.

“WFP can send around 30,000 tons of food each month to reach over one million people. All border crossings must remain open and function efficiently and reliably,” the WFP’s Middle East and North Africa body said earlier in a post on X on Sunday. “This ceasefire is critical for the humanitarian response. Safety, and access must be ensured.”