Aid delivery into Gaza scaled up ahead of summit for peace in Egypt

Dozens of assistance trucks were seen entering Gaza via nan Kerem Shalom crossing, arsenic preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of assistance entering nan war-battered Gaza Strip nether a caller ceasefire deal.

The trucks, which will beryllium inspected by Israeli forces earlier being allowed in, are carrying aesculapian supplies, tents, blankets, nutrient and fuel, nan Egyptian Red Crescent said.

Egypt said it is sending 400 trucks carrying aid, and nan United Nations has said it has astir 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and different humanitarian assistance fresh to enter.

"That’s capable staple nutrient to provender nan full Gaza organization of much than 2 cardinal group for a up to 3 months," nan United Nations World Food Programme wrote successful a statement.

Beginning Sunday, nan magnitude of assistance entering into nan war-ravaged enclave is expected to summation to astir 600 trucks per day, arsenic outlined successful nan ceasefire agreement.

Israel's assistance blockade, imposed during its 2-year-long warfare connected Gaza, triggered a terrible hunger situation successful nan strip, pinch famine reported successful respective areas of nan Palestinian territory, a UN-backed assemblage confirmed successful August.

Claiming Hamas militants were stealing aid, Israel tightened its subject blockade of Gaza and alternatively launched nan arguable Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed organisation successful complaint of distributing aid.

The destiny of nan GHF remains unclear, however, respective Palestinians said connected Sunday that nutrient distribution sites operated by nan group successful Rafah and cardinal Gaza were dismantled.

It comes arsenic tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to Gaza City and nan northbound of nan Strip to nan remnants of their homes successful neighbourhoods that dishonesty successful ruins.

At slightest 1.9 cardinal group crossed nan Gaza Strip, which is astir 90% of nan population, were displaced successful nan past 2 years, galore of whom were displaced aggregate times, nan United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) reported.

An estimated 83% of each structures successful Gaza City person been destroyed aliases were damaged by precocious September, a study by nan United Nations Satellite Centre revealed.

Roughly 78% of structures crossed each of Gaza had been destroyed aliases sustained harm by July, it added.

Around 61 cardinal tonnes of debris, which is nan balanced of 25 Eiffel Towers by volume, will request to beryllium cleared from nan Palestinian territory, nan United Nations Environment Programme reported.

The World Bank estimated much than $50 cardinal (€43bn) is needed to rebuild Gaza.

Trump to sojourn Israel earlier attending bid acme successful Egypt

Meanwhile, location and world leaders are scheduled to convene successful Egypt connected Monday for a bid summit.

The meeting, group to return spot successful nan Red Sea edifice metropolis of Sharm El Sheikh, will see a general "signing ceremony" for nan bid plan, which is expected to bring last clarity to nan deal, peculiarly concerning post-conflict security, governance, and reconstruction.

French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump are among those who will attend.

Also European Council President Antonio Costa confirmed his attendance.

Before walking to Egypt, Trump is expected to get successful Israel connected Monday morning. According to a White House statement, nan US leader will meet pinch families of nan hostages and present an reside astatine nan Knesset, Israel’s parliament.