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First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray

Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

The convoy entered Tigray through the neighbouring region of Amhara using a route that had not been viable since mid-2021, the U.N.'s World Food Programme said, when a bridge on the Tekeze river was destroyed.

"WFP convoy just entered North West Tigray via Gondar corridor for first time since June 2021," WFP said in a tweet, adding that more food as well as medical aid was expected to enter the region via "all routes possible".

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