A UN flag will be raised at the Rafah border crossing to protect against Israeli air raids under a UN-brokered deal between Israel and Egypt to allow aid into the Gaza Strip, The Associated Press and the New York Times are reporting.
An Egyptian official and a European diplomat also told The AP that UN observers will inspect aid trucks before crossing into the Palestinian territory.
As we reported earlier, UN officials are hoping the aid trucks will be able to enter Gaza on Friday.
Source: AlJazeera