Gaza war: Gate 96, the new crossing where aid struggles to get in - BBC News

Israel says the crossing is open, but agencies say the army is holding them back.

21 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, Aid lorries wait to enter Gaza at Gate 96By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, on the Israel-Gaza borderGate 96 is little more than a hole in Gaza's border fence.

Its rutted track leads away towards Gaza City; a bumpy lifeline, quickly lost in thick evening darkness.

When the UN accuses Israel of deliberately keeping aid flows at a trickle, Israel points to Gate 96 - one of several new aid routes it has approved, along with airdrops and a maritime corridor from Cyprus.

Along the border fence, seven lorries loaded with food aid are lined up and waiting to cross, their engines slowly turning beneath the occasional boom of artillery.

This new crossing point takes them directly into Gaza's desperate northern areas, and avoids a long, difficult drive through the conflict zone.

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