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<p>Aid trucks&nbsp;from Egypt began entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 26) through the&nbsp;Kerem Shalom crossing, which is controlled by Israel.&nbsp;Citing state media, the news agency AFP reported that 200 trucks in total moved from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, which has&nbsp;been shut&nbsp;since early May when Israel seized the Palestinian side of the terminal, to the Kerem Shalom crossing, some four kilometres to the south.</p>

<p>Egypt has refused to&nbsp;coordinate aid through Rafah as long as Israeli troops control the Palestinian side.</p>

<h2><strong>Four aid trucks heading to hospitals</strong></h2>

<p>However&nbsp;on Friday,&nbsp;Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call with US President&nbsp;Joe Biden to allow aid through Kerem Shalom, the other entry point into southern Gaza, the White House said.</p>

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<p>It&nbsp;is&nbsp;not yet known&nbsp;how many trucks had made their way through inspection into Gaza, but state media said&nbsp;"four fuel trucks" had already crossed and were heading to hospitals.</p>

<p>All aid from Egypt is inspected by Israeli authorities and distributed via the United Nations.</p>

<p>Speaking to AFP,&nbsp;Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in al-Arish, said the remainder of the 200 trucks&nbsp;were expected&nbsp;to cross into Gaza later on Sunday.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Israel continues bombarding&nbsp;Gaza</strong></h2>

<p>On Sunday, Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery shelling on the northern, central, and southern areas of the Palestinian territory.&nbsp;Gaza's civil defence agency said Sunday it had retrieved six bodies after a house&nbsp;was targeted&nbsp;in a strike on Rafah's eastern Khirbet al-Adas neighbourhood,&nbsp;AFP reported.</p>

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<p>Witnesses said Israeli artillery had also targeted central Rafah's Yibna&nbsp;camp,&nbsp;and that heavy artillery shelling hit the city's Sooq al-Halal and Qishta neighbourhoods.</p>

<p>These fresh attacks came&nbsp;as diplomatic efforts&nbsp;were expected&nbsp;to resume in the coming days towards a truce and hostage release deal.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Aid trucks from Egypt began entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 26) through the Kerem Shalom crossing, which is controlled by Israel. Citing state media, the news agency AFP reported that 200 trucks in total moved from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, which has been shut since early May when Israel seized the Palestinian side of the terminal, to the Kerem Shalom crossing, some four kilometres to the south.

Aid trucks from Egypt began entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 26) through the Kerem Shalom crossing, which is controlled by Israel. Citing state media, the news agency AFP reported that 200 trucks in total moved from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, which has been shut since early May when Israel seized the Palestinian side of the terminal, to the Kerem Shalom crossing, some four kilometres to the south. Egypt has refused to coordinate aid through Rafah as long as Israeli troops control the Palestinian side. Four aid trucks heading to hospitals However on Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call with US President Joe Biden to allow aid through Kerem Shalom, the other entry point into southern Gaza, the White House said. Also read | US Army vessels supporting Gaza aid pier washed away in heavy seas: CENTCOM It is not yet known how many trucks had made their way through inspection into Gaza, but state media said "four fuel trucks" had already crossed and were heading to hospitals. All aid from Egypt is inspected by Israeli authorities and distributed via the United Nations. Speaking to AFP, Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in al-Arish, said the remainder of the 200 trucks were expected to cross into Gaza later on Sunday. Israel continues bombarding Gaza On Sunday, Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and artillery shelling on the northern, central, and southern areas of the Palestinian territory. Gaza's civil defence agency said Sunday it had retrieved six bodies after a house was targeted in a strike on Rafah's eastern Khirbet al-Adas neighbourhood, AFP reported. Also watch | Destruction more severe than nuclear war: What is weather warfare? | WION Decodes × Witnesses said Israeli artillery had also targeted central Rafah's Yibna camp, and that heavy artillery shelling hit the city's Sooq al-Halal and Qishta neighbourhoods. These fresh attacks came as diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in the coming days towards a truce and hostage release deal. (With inputs from agencies)

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