Gaza humanitarian aid trickles in as ceasefire comes into effect

The UN's World Food Programme said it has dispatched more than 130 trucks of aid to the Gaza Strip since Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The fragile agreement faced its first test when Israel said on Tuesday the flow of vital humanitarian assistance into the territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open on Wednesday as planned, accusing Hamas of failing to comply with the deal agreed last week by delaying the return of the bodies of hostages. Israel retracted the threat on Wednesday Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering Gaza ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/15/israel-pulls-back-threat-humanitarian-aid-gaza-hostages-remains-hamas Gaza ceasefire – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/15/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas-palestine-aid-hostages-detainees-prisoners-live-news-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #gaza #gazaaid #gazaaidtrucks #rafahcrossing #egypt #israel #palestine