Trucks carrying fuel, aid bound for Gaza move from Egypt's Rafah

Wednesday, October 15th 2025, 2:57:43 pm
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<body><p>STORY: :: Trucks carrying fuel and aid bound for Gaza are seen moving into Egypt's Rafah crossing</p><p>:: Rafah, Egypt</p><p>:: October 15, 2025</p><p>:: Israel had previously threatened to stop aid passing through due to Hamas not returning the bodies of dead hostages fast enough</p><p>Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly, showing the risks to a truce that has stopped two years of devastating warfare in Gaza and freed all living hostages held by Hamas.</p><p>However, the militant group returned more Israeli bodies overnight, and an Israeli security official said on Wednesday preparations were under way to open Rafah to Gazan citizens, while a second official said that 600 aid trucks would go in.</p><p>Reuters video showed a first group of trucks moving from the Egyptian side of the border into the Rafah crossing at dawn on Wednesday, some tankers carrying fuel and others loaded with pallets of aid.</p><p>However, it was not clear if that convoy would complete its crossing into Gaza as part of the 600 trucks that were due to enter the enclave on Wednesday - the full daily complement required under the ceasefire plan. Aid trucks entered Gaza through other crossings.</p></body>
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