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A convoy of 80 aid trucks for Gaza was sent from Egypt to the Kerem Shalom crossing for checks on Tuesday after a new inspection system was opened in an effort to accelerate deliveries of relief, a Red Crescent official said. Since aid deliveries began on Oct. 20, supplies entering Gaza from Egypt have had to loop south from Rafah to be inspected at the Al-Awja-Nitzana crossing on Egypt's border with Israel, a process that has caused bottlenecks and delays.

Israeli troops have been pictured setting up pumps to flood Hamas tunnels with water.

Three planes carrying 30 tons of aid to Gaza arrived at Al-Arish International Airport in North Sinai.

1 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed on Wednesday Egypt's decision to accept some 80 injured and sick people from the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip for treatment in Egyptian hospitals.

<p>The Egyptian Health Ministry confirmed today that Egypt received through the Rafah border crossing the first group of injured and sick Palestinians.<br /> &nbsp;</p>