An aid convoy has been waiting for hours to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt.
Pictures show a long queue of lorries carrying supplies from Egypt and Turkey waiting at the city of Arish, near the crossing.
In recent days the checkpoint has been closed due to Israel’s aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip which has reportedly damaged the Palestinian side of the crossing.
This has prevented people from leaving or entering Gaza through the checkpoint. It also means aid has been held up at the border, and aid agencies have urged authorities to let their convoys through.
Hamas, Israel and Egypt all exercise degrees of control over who and what can pass through the checkpoint, meaning it is often closed and processing can be slow.
Several foreign governments, including the UK and the US, have urged their citizens in Gaza to move closer to the Rafah crossing so they can leave when the crossing reopens. They have warned any reopening would last only for a very limited time.
On Saturday US officials said they had been working to get hundreds of Palestinian-Americans to leave via Rafah, though it remains unclear whether they succeeded. (BBC)
