The United Nations World Food Programme announced Tuesday that a crucial humanitarian corridor into Gaza will resume operations in the coming hours after being temporarily shuttered.
Relief supplies are expected to flow through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to WFP officials.
“That is timely for us, and we need to get in aid as fast as we can,” said Samer Abdel Jaber, WFP Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, speaking to reporters in Geneva through a video connection from Cairo.
The Israeli government coordination agency COGAT confirmed it would restart operations at the Kerem Shalom crossing beginning Tuesday, allowing humanitarian assistance to gradually flow into the Gaza Strip.
According to COGAT’s Saturday announcement, border crossings into Gaza had been suspended during Israeli and U.S. military operations against Iran. These crossings serve as essential lifelines for delivering humanitarian relief and evacuating patients requiring urgent medical care.
