GAZA, Nov 7 — The Palestine Red Crescent Society announced that it had received 118 aid trucks on Sunday and Monday through the Rafah border crossing, bringing the total number of trucks that entered the Gaza Strip since Oct 21 to 569.

The society stated in a statement that its teams received 25 trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent loaded with humanitarian aid on Sunday, reported Anadolu Agency.

In a later statement, they confirmed that they received 93 aid trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent on Monday.

They said the trucks contained “food, water, relief assistance, medical supplies and medications, while fuel has not been allowed to enter as of now.”

“The number of trucks received since Oct 21 amounts to 569, roughly equivalent to about 33 trucks per day,” it noted.

On Oct 21, the first relief convoy entered Gaza consisting of 20 trucks that were mostly carrying medical and food supplies following 13 days of a strict Israeli blockade on the Strip and the shelling of the Rafah crossing.

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