Anat Peled

This is a very long-awaited moment for Gazans.

So Gazans have not been able to have a crossing that allows them to leave and enter since the start of the war.

As we're talking now, it's Monday morning, local time in Israel.

We are hearing that Gazans are lining up at the border and the crossing process is beginning.

Those entering Gaza through the crossing have to be residents who left after the outbreak of the war in October 2023, not before the war.

That's a restriction that Israel wanted.

They're going to undergo security checks, both leaving and coming in.

And it's only going to be people.

So we're not going to see at this point any cargo or aid coming in through the crossing.

The reopening of the crossing is expected to facilitate the entry of a Palestinian technocratic body that is supposed to oversee day-to-day governance of Gaza as part of the second stage of the truce.

And it's going to be an early test to see how Hamas will respond to what it sees as a rival entity seeking to govern the enclave.

The war is grinding on, and negotiations for a ceasefire for hostage exchange are officially ongoing, but we haven't seen any breakthrough yet.

The war is grinding on, and negotiations for a ceasefire for hostage exchange are officially ongoing, but we haven't seen any breakthrough yet.

The war is grinding on, and negotiations for a ceasefire for hostage exchange are officially ongoing, but we haven't seen any breakthrough yet.

— So you have Gazans who are very hungry and desperate, and all of them trying to make their way to these centers and get food, get boxes of food. — And what we've seen, you know, on the first day, the very first day of the launch, we saw large crowds break into one of the, you know, distribution sites. And there was looting, and there was chaos, and the American staff had to retreat.

— So you have Gazans who are very hungry and desperate, and all of them trying to make their way to these centers and get food, get boxes of food. — And what we've seen, you know, on the first day, the very first day of the launch, we saw large crowds break into one of the, you know, distribution sites. And there was looting, and there was chaos, and the American staff had to retreat.

— So you have Gazans who are very hungry and desperate, and all of them trying to make their way to these centers and get food, get boxes of food. — And what we've seen, you know, on the first day, the very first day of the launch, we saw large crowds break into one of the, you know, distribution sites. And there was looting, and there was chaos, and the American staff had to retreat.

And we know that the Israeli military fired warning shots.

And we know that the Israeli military fired warning shots.

And we know that the Israeli military fired warning shots.