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Aid trucks from Egypt began entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday (26 May) through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing. A total of "200 trucks" had 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 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) to the south.
Egypt has refused to coordinate aid through Rafah as long as Israeli troops control the Palestinian side.
But on Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call with his US counterpart Joe Biden to allow aid through Kerem Shalom, the other entry point into southern Gaza, the White House said.
All aid from Egypt is inspected by Israeli authorities and distributed via the United Nations.
The remainder of the 200 trucks were "expected to cross into Gaza today," said Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in al-Arish where the bulk of aid arrives.
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