Weekly Summary of Humanitarian Aid Transferred into the Gaza Strip
16 March 2010 , 18:24

Over the last week, a total of 550 truckloads, consisting of 13,144 tons of humanitarian aid were transferred into the Gaza Strip from Israel via the various crossings. Likewise, nine truckloads of carnations were exported from Gaza to Europe.

1,215,602 liters of diesel fuel and 883 tons of cooking gas also crossed into Gaza.

Additionally, 470 medical patients and accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip crossed into Israel and the Judea and Samaria region for medical treatment and 93 Palestinians entered Israel for other various reasons. 216 staff members of international organizations crossed into the Gaza Strip, and 279 crossed from the Gaza Strip into Israel.

Essential humanitarian food products, wheat and flour, meat, chicken, fish, legumes and other agricultural produce as well as animal feed, hygiene products and medicals supplies were among the goods that crossed into Gaza this past week.