Reported: 05:22 AM - Mar/09/09

(IsraelNN.com) More than 17,000 tons of food, medical supplies and merchandise crossed into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom terminal and Karni conveyor belt this week despite the ongoing rocket and mortar shelling attacks by Hamas on the western Negev.

More than 2 million liters of heavy-duty diesel fuel for the Gaza power station and more than 400 tons of cooking gas entered via the Nahal Oz fuel depot, according to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

Israeli escort also accompanied 88 Gaza Arabs for medical treatment in Israel.