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Sunday, July 27, 2014
Fifteen army trucks en route to deliver tens of thousands of food and

Fifteen army trucks en route to deliver tens of thousands of food and
supplies boxes to the embattled Gaza Strip
Ahram Online , Sunday 27 Jul 2014
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/107200/Egypt/Egypt-army-dispatches-more-aid--to-Gaza.aspx

The Egyptian army said it would continue to pump food and humanitarian
aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, where Israeli Defense Forces have killed
more than 1,000 people in less than three weeks.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is also the commander-in-chief, had
ordered "the continuation of sending food and humanitarian aid" to the
coastal enclave, the military said in a statement on Sunday.

Fifteen army trucks have set off for the Palestinian territory to dispatch
50,000 boxes of food and supplies to "support Palestinian brothers and
alleviate their suffering," the statement added.

The convoy is expected to cross into the coastal strip through the Rafah
border crossing in the next few hours, the statement added

The Rafah crossing remains largely closed over security concerns in the
border Sinai Peninsula, adjoining the coastal enclave and Israel, where the
army continues to battle an Islamist insurgency. Authorities have allowed
the entry of Palestinians on occasion, intermittently opening the passage
following the outbreak of fighting in Gaza.

At least 1,050 Gazans, primarily civilians, have been killed and more than
6,000 wounded in 20 days of fighting between Israel and Islamist movement
Hamas--the dominant force in Gaza--and its allies, Palestinian health
ministry officials said.

Fourty-two Israeli soldiers and three civilians in Israel have died since
the conflict began on 8 July.

Israeli strikes have destroyed hundreds of homes, including close to 500 in
targeted hits, and forced tens of thousands of people to flee, according to
Palestinian rights groups.

Prior to today's trip the Egyptian military had sent 500 tonnes of food and
medical aid to Gaza, another aid convoy organized by Egyptian activists
delivered LE2.3 million worth of medical aid from donations to the
territory on Friday.
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