Gaza's Rafah crossing opens for humanitarian aid - in pictures

  • An Egyptian Red Crescent worker at the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai watches aid convoy lorries cross into Gaza on October 21 to make the first deliveries since the conflict began on October 7. Getty Images
    An Egyptian Red Crescent worker at the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai watches aid convoy lorries cross into Gaza on October 21 to make the first deliveries since the conflict began on October 7. Getty Images
  • The aid convoy, organised by a group of Egyptian NGOs, had set off on October 14 from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah. Getty Images
    The aid convoy, organised by a group of Egyptian NGOs, had set off on October 14 from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah. Getty Images
  • Volunteers and NGO staff at Rafah celebrate as the first 20 aid lorries start to cross into Gaza, which has been shattered by Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
    Volunteers and NGO staff at Rafah celebrate as the first 20 aid lorries start to cross into Gaza, which has been shattered by Israeli air strikes. Getty Images
  • The delivery of aid to Gaza will ease the blockade enforced by Israel in the wake of Hamas's attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people. Getty Images
    The delivery of aid to Gaza will ease the blockade enforced by Israel in the wake of Hamas's attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people. Getty Images
  • The launch of the aid operation ends more than a week-long wait by about 200 lorries on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. Getty Images
    The launch of the aid operation ends more than a week-long wait by about 200 lorries on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. Getty Images
  • UN workers gesture as lorries carrying aid arrive at the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt on October 21. Reuters
    UN workers gesture as lorries carrying aid arrive at the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt on October 21. Reuters
  • The first cargos of aid arrive in Gaza as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. Reuters
    The first cargos of aid arrive in Gaza as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. Reuters
  • Lorries head to the Egyptian side of the border to be loaded with aid for Palestinians in Gaza. Cargo planes and lorries have been bringing humanitarian aid to Rafah for days. Reuters
    Lorries head to the Egyptian side of the border to be loaded with aid for Palestinians in Gaza. Cargo planes and lorries have been bringing humanitarian aid to Rafah for days. Reuters
  • UN vehicles and empty lorries wait on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border at Rafah for humanitarian aid to be delivered. AFP
    UN vehicles and empty lorries wait on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border at Rafah for humanitarian aid to be delivered. AFP
  • Palestinian lorries line up on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt to receive the aid. The Israeli blockade denied Gazans water, fuel and electricity as its military killed more than 4,000 Palestinians and displaced one million. AP
    Palestinian lorries line up on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt to receive the aid. The Israeli blockade denied Gazans water, fuel and electricity as its military killed more than 4,000 Palestinians and displaced one million. AP