Humanitarian Aid Continues To Gaza Despite Rocket Attacks

The following report was released by the IDF, covering the period October 21st to 27th, regarding Israel�s cooperation to permit the continued flow of food and supplies into Hamas-controlled Gaza.

�The Israeli Government together with the IDF coordinates the delivery of a variety of humanitarian aid and development assistance to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip on a daily basis. This report details the humanitarian measures taken for the week of� October 21st -27th, 2011, as well as general transfers of goods and services to the Gaza Strip.

�During this period, a total of 1,285 truckloads crossed over from Israel, carrying 34,657 tons of goods, medicine and development assistance for Gaza�s civilian population. 365 truckloads of construction aggregates were transferred into the Strip during this period.

�In addition, 831 tons of cooking gas was transferred into Gaza while 276 patients and accompanying individuals exited Gaza for medical treatment and 126 international organization staff members entered the Strip.

�34 truckloads of hygiene products were transferred into the Gaza Strip last week as well as 64 truckloads of electrical Products.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)

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  1. Really amazing considering what is really going on in Gaza. Has anyone in the Israeli given this second thoughts ?

    The UN has agencies that should be giving humanitarian aid. Instead they are too busy condemming Eretz Yisroel for defending itself against the terrorists in Gaza.

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