Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait to enter Gaza Strip on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Nov 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. Photo:Xinhua

A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday.

Ayman Walash, the manager of the SIS press center for foreign media, told Xinhua that since the first relief convoy was allowed into Gaza on Oct. 21, a total of 3,176 tons of medical materials, 1,308 tons of fuel, and 13,348 tons of food had been sent to Gaza through the Rafah crossing until Wednesday.

Some 10,359 tons of water, 3,203 tons of other relief aid, 137 tents, and 18 ambulances have also been transported to Gaza, Walash said.

An Egyptian security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that 200 trucks were scheduled to cross into Gaza through the crossing every day during the ongoing ceasefire, but the Israeli intransigence caused some delays.

Hamas and Israel agreed to prolong the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip for an additional day, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Thursday.

Fuel trucks return to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. Photo:Xinhua

A truck returns to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. Photo:Xinhua

Fuel trucks return to Egypt from Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing on Nov 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. Photo:Xinhua

Drivers of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait to enter Gaza Strip on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Nov 30, 2023. A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday. Photo:Xinhua