Egypt says it will destroy a large amount of humanitarian aid which contains tainted and expired supplies meant for the besieged people of Gaza. Egyptian officials announced on Friday that the aid consignments included food items, pesticide and medicine which were expired while the shipment awaited Israel's permission t al-Quja border crossing, Ma'an news agency reported. The authorities also said they discovered four tunnels between Egypt and Gaza in the Salah Al-Deeb. Officials also confiscated goods stored in a warehouse in al-Arish claiming that they were set to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip. The seized goods included clothes, blankets and a number of large vessels filled with food. A man was also arrested in connection with the case. Israel toughened its blockade on the populated strip since Hamas took the control of the coastal sliver. Aid agencies have warned that the area, home to almost two million people, is facing a humanitarian crisis.
Egypt says it will destroy a large amount of humanitarian aid which contains tainted and expired supplies meant for the besieged people of Gaza. Egyptian officials announced on Friday that the aid consignments included food items, pesticide and medicine which were expired while the shipment awaited Israel's permission t al-Quja border crossing, Ma'an news agency reported. The authorities also said they discovered four tunnels between Egypt and Gaza in the Salah Al-Deeb. Officials also confiscated goods stored in a warehouse in al-Arish claiming that they were set to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip. The seized goods included clothes, blankets and a number of large vessels filled with food. A man was also arrested in connection with the case. Israel toughened its blockade on the populated strip since Hamas took the control of the coastal sliver. Aid agencies have warned that the area, home to almost two million people, is facing a humanitarian crisis.
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