Ambulances and trucks carrying humanitarian aid lined up at the Egyptian border on their way to the Gaza Strip as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday. Dozens of health workers and Red Crescent personnel were preparing the long lines of trucks and ambulances at the Rafah border crossing,

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect, the United Nations said.

The international humanitarian organisation said it has been loading and preparing the aid since the past few days

Israel’s military has set up sites to receive hostages while aid groups prepare to use the cease-fire to increase deliveries into Gaza.

Gaza At least 300 lorries laden with humanitarian assistance crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Sunday, hours after a 42-day truce in the war on the Palestinian territory took hold. Some of the lorries used a dirt track to cross an area of no-man's land between the Gaza and Egypt sides of the Rafah crossing,

Egyptian government officials on Saturday inspected the preparations for the delivery of relief aid into the neighbouring Gaza Strip, a day before a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect.