TEL AVIV, November 24. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reported that four tankers of fuel and four tankers of cooking gas had been taken to the southern Gaza Strip via the Rafah checkpoint "for operating essential humanitarian infrastructure" in the enclave.

"This morning (Friday), four tankers of fuel and four tankers of cooking gas were transferred from Egypt to UN humanitarian aid organizations in the southern Gaza Strip via the Rafah Crossing," the Israeli army press service said.

"The fuel and cooking gas are designated for operating essential humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip," the press service added.

The IDF noted that "this was approved by the government of Israel as part of the pause [in hostilities] and the framework for the release of the hostages agreed with the United States and mediated by Qatar and Egypt."