WHO calls for daily aid flow into Gaza, including fuel

WHO calls for daily aid flow into Gaza, including fuel

GENEVA — The World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Thursday for a daily flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip beyond the first convoy readying near the border, including fuel to keep hospitals running.

Egypt's state-linked television Al Qahera News reported that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the war-torn Palestinian enclave would open on Friday, and that Israel had agreed to allow an initial 20 trucks carrying relief goods to pass through.

"We welcome Israel's announcement yesterday that it will not block the entry of water, food and medicines into Gaza from Egypt," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.