GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Gaza health ministry has received 20 trucks of medical aid from the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, the ministry said Sunday.

PA Health Minister Hani Abdeen sent medicine and medical supplies to Gaza on Thursday morning but said it had been held up at an Israeli checkpoint.

Abdeen told Ma'an he was in contact with international organizations to help get the supplies into Gaza.

Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday the trucks arrived and had been distributed to warehouses in the enclave.