What's inside the aid convoy trying to get lifesaving supplies into Gaza?
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Humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip is parked in Arish, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters rampaged through southern Israel. (AP Photo/Omar Aziz)
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October 19, 2023
| Updated on Apr 05, 2024
President Biden announced while in Israel this week that Egypt has agreed to allow 20 trucks filled with humanitarian aid to enter into the Gaza Strip.
Over 100 trucks have been stationed outside of Gaza for days, unable to deliver supplies since Israel closed the borders on Oct. 7.
“Every hour these supplies remain on the Egyptian side of the border, more girls and boys, women, and men, especially those vulnerable or disabled, will die while supplies that can save them are less than 12 miles away," the World Health Organization said in a press statement earlier this week.
This is what's in the aid convoy, according to the UN, as illustrated by Elizabeth Sokolich.
