Aid truck drivers stuck at Rafah warn food could spoil if delays continue: report

Aid truck drivers waiting at the Rafah crossing to bring badly needed food into Gaza say that their cargoes could spoil if they continue to wait, Reuters is reporting.

The border crossing has been closed since Israeli forces seized it ahead of its anticipated offensive on the city.

"The closure of the border crossing is not good for all these trucks because these are fridges, which means machine failure doesn't give a warning. If the (fridge) stops working, then all of the food inside will be ruined," a trucker Ahmed al-Bayoumi told Reuters.