Egypt has sent a convoy of engineers and building equipment to Gaza to begin reconstruction in the enclave after recent Israeli-Palestinian attacks.
"Following the directives of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, engineers and technical teams crossed the Rafah border point," read a statement from the government.
Photographs released by Egypt showed dozens of construction vehicles emblazoned with the Egyptian flag. They will be used to "clear the rubble" of debris left after the strikes to "prepare the ground for reconstruction", the statement added.
Eleven days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist rulers of Gaza erupted on May 10. More than 250 Palestinians were killed in hundreds of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
Egypt played a major role in brokering the ceasefire between both sides and has pledged $500 million to fund the rebuilding of devastated areas in Gaza.
"Following the directives of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, engineers and technical teams crossed the Rafah border point," read a statement from the government.
Photographs released by Egypt showed dozens of construction vehicles emblazoned with the Egyptian flag. They will be used to "clear the rubble" of debris left after the strikes to "prepare the ground for reconstruction", the statement added.
Eleven days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist rulers of Gaza erupted on May 10. More than 250 Palestinians were killed in hundreds of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
Egypt played a major role in brokering the ceasefire between both sides and has pledged $500 million to fund the rebuilding of devastated areas in Gaza.
