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Cumbersome process and 'arbitrary' Israeli inspections slow aid delivery into Gaza, US senators say

Jan. 06, 2024 15:43 PM EST

CAIRO (AP) — At Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, lines of hundreds of trucks carrying aid wait for weeks to enter Gaza, and a warehouse is full of goods rejected by Israeli inspectors, everything from water testing equipment to medical kits for delivering babies, two U.S. senators said Saturday...