Daily Noon Briefing Highlights – 25 May 2021
occupied Palestinian territory
Today, COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility were dispatched to Gaza, through the Erez crossing, with the support of Israeli authorities. This crossing is also open for international humanitarian staff. It has, however, remained closed to Palestinian travellers since 11 May, including to humanitarian personnel and those with medical referrals for treatment not available in Gaza.
The Kerem Shalom crossing is open for the passage of humanitarian goods. And today, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) trucks containing food have passed into Gaza.
Regarding the Rafah crossing, the UN can report that it was open in both directions yesterday, allowing for the entry of some humanitarian aid from bilateral partners. Supplies from Egypt, Kuwait and other countries, are being channelled through the Rafah crossing. The UN understands that the flow of Egyptian-imported suppl
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