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Source: https://www.jns.org/cogat-1300-aid-trucks-entered-gaza-during-past-week/
1,300 Aid Trucks Entered Gaza Last Week
(JNS) More than 1,300 trucks carrying aid supplies for civilians entered Gaza over the past week, the Israeli Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said Sunday. Meanwhile, almost 1,900 trucks that had been waiting at the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings were collected and their supplies distributed by the UN and other international organizations. In addition, the IDF announced that more than 1,000 aid packages had been airdropped into Gaza since late last month by the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands. Moreover, on Aug. 5, COGAT announced a pilot program to allow Gaza merchants to bring goods in "to increase the volume of aid entering Gaza, while reducing reliance on aid collection by the UN and international organizations." As part of Israel's new plan to take control of Gaza City, the army is preparing to distribute additional humanitarian assistance to civilians outside combat zones, the Prime Minister's Office said.