To prepare for reconstruction, Egypt sends equipment and technical staff to Gaza
On Friday, Egypt sent a convoy of technical staff and engineering equipment to remove the rubble left by the Israeli bombing of Gaza during the recent war, and prepare for reconstruction operations, according to an official statement.
The statement stated that "on the instructions of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian engineering equipment and technical staff crossed the Rafah border today to the Gaza Strip to contribute to removing rubble and the rubble of demolished houses and towers, in the context of relieving the citizens of the Strip and quickly returning life to normal."
The statement added that this convoy will "pave the way for the start of the reconstruction process."
Local TV channels broadcast pictures of trucks and bulldozers crossing from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip.
On the twentieth of May, the Egyptian President announced the allocation of 500 million dollars as assistance in the reconstruction of Gaza, with the participation of Egyptian companies in this work.
Egypt also sent food aid through the Rafah crossing to Gaza and received wounded from the Strip for treatment in Egyptian hospitals.
AFP
