CAIRO: Preparations were underway on Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the devastating 2-year-long war between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli defense body in charge of humanitarian aid in Gaza, COGAT, said the number of aid trucks entering the Palestinian territory was expected to increase on Sunday to around 600 per day, as stipulated in the agreement.
Egypt said it is sending 400 aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday.
The trucks will have to be inspected by Israeli forces before being allowed in.
The UN has said it has about 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid ready to enter once Israel gives the green light.
