Egypt Opens Kerem Shalom Crossing and Sends Urgent Food Aid to Gaza
July 25, 2025126 ViewsRead Time: 2 minutes
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In exclusive statements, Major General Dr. Khaled Mujawar, Governor of North Sinai, confirmed that the entry of aid to the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing was done solely by Egyptian efforts, without any agreements between Hamas and Israel.
Mujawar explained that the shipments that entered the besieged territory from Wednesday until Thursday dawn mostly included vital food supplies, with flour topping the list, in an attempt to save the people of Gaza from the risk of famine amidst deteriorating humanitarian conditions there.
The Egyptian official pointed out that the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side remains open and has not been closed at all, unlike the Palestinian side where Israeli authorities continue to keep it closed and prevent the entry of humanitarian aid through it.
Mujawar emphasized that Egypt has huge warehouses full of aid located near the crossings, in addition to hundreds of trucks ready to cross into Gaza. He also mentioned that North Sinai Governorate is fully prepared to receive aid by air, land, and sea, with all its hospitals on high alert to receive Palestinian injuries.
In this context, Egyptian sources revealed the entry of 166 aid trucks through the Zikim and Kerem Shalom crossings since Wednesday, amidst the increasing humanitarian and food crisis in Gaza.
This comes at a time when the World Health Organization warns of a "mass hunger" in the besieged territory, as cases of malnutrition have risen, and 21 children under the age of five have died since the beginning of the current year, according to the organization's director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
On the other hand, the Israeli government accuses Hamas of "manufacturing the crisis" and denies responsibility for the food shortage in Gaza.
Amidst these dire circumstances, Egypt is intensifying its efforts with all international parties to facilitate the entry of more aid, in an attempt to break the siege and provide relief to millions of Palestinians suffering from severe food and medicine shortages.
