IDF Arabic Spokeswoman Says She Saw Hundreds of Aid Trucks at Kerem Shalom

Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya, the IDF's Arabic spokeswoman, said she visited Kerem Shalom crossing on November 13 and saw hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian supplies destined for Gaza. Waweya listed food, medicines, clothing, tents and equipment needed for winter among the cargo she saw. She said she went to inspect the supplies herself. “I came to see the truth with my own eyes…” she wrote. The drivers she met were transporting goods to the crossing in preparation for their entry into Gaza. According to Waweya, some drivers told her without being asked that they had reached the crossing two or three times that week. One driver described large quantities of varied goods arriving there during the week, including food and basic necessities. Waweya also asked what happens to aid after it enters Gaza and how it reaches families who need it. She said responsibility extends to ensuring supplies reach their intended recipients. In its accompanying summary of her visit, the IDF directed those questions at Hamas with the words “Ask Hamas.”