The Israeli Army warns that it will not allow aid from Rafah to reach northern Gaza

The Israeli military also announces that it will not allow the entry of fuel

MADRID, 21 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Israeli Army has warned that it will not allow the humanitarian aid that began to arrive this Saturday in southern Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the first shipment since the beginning of the war with Hamas on October 7, to arrive. to the north of the Strip, where the military has given an immediate exit order to residents while attacking the positions of the Islamist movement there.

The displacement of civilians has increased the overpopulation prevailing in southern Gaza, where more than a million people live without access to basic necessities, denounce the Palestinian authorities and the United Nations.

At a press conference this morning, Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari, however, indicated that all humanitarian aid will remain in southern Gaza and, what's more, he has warned that he will not allow the delivery of fuel that could be used for firing the rockets of the Palestinian militias into Israeli territory, reported the Israeli newspaper 'Yedioth Aharonoth'.

At the moment, this morning about twenty trucks with "medicines, medical instruments and a limited amount of food, mainly canned food," have entered the Palestinian enclave, according to Hamas, the territory's authority. The material has been unloaded by the Palestinian Red Crescent, which will begin the distribution process in the enclave.

After the delivery of the material, the crossing has closed its doors again pending a subsequent decision on the transit of people who have been waiting for days to cross into Egypt, including foreigners and dual citizens, according to the correspondent of the CNN network present at the scene.