The United States has said that it has reached a deal with Egypt on reopening the border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid reach Palestine. The announcement came after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel where he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government pledged not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the bombarded enclave via Egypt, as per Al Jazeera.
The deal — wherein 20 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza — was reached after Biden had a call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the trip, said the White House.
The Egyptian President had previously denied that the Rafah Border — the only crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — was closed by them and instead said, “repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of the crossing have prevented operations”.
Biden praised Egypt for its move telling reporters that “[el-]Sisi deserves some real credit because he was accommodating” as per the Al Jazeera report.
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Israel had shut off all supplies to Gaza after the Palestinian group launched surprise attacks on Israel on October 7. With supplies running out, many families in Gaza have cut down to one meal a day and have been left to drink dirty water.
The announcement to allow water, food, and other supplies into Gaza came amid a fury over the attack on Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital killing over 500 people.
There were conflicting claims on who was behind the hospital attacks that took place on Tuesday night as Hamas officials blamed an Israeli airstrike while Tel Aviv denied its involvement in the and released a flurry of video, audio and other information claiming that the blast occurred due to a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza. Islamic Jihad dismissed that claim.
The United States has said that it has reached a deal with Egypt on reopening the border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid reach Palestine. The announcement came after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel where he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government pledged not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the bombarded enclave via Egypt, as per Al Jazeera.
The deal — wherein 20 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza — was reached after Biden had a call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the trip, said the White House.
The Egyptian President had previously denied that the Rafah Border — the only crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — was closed by them and instead said, “repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of the crossing have prevented operations”.
Biden praised Egypt for its move telling reporters that “[el-]Sisi deserves some real credit because he was accommodating” as per the Al Jazeera report.
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Israel had shut off all supplies to Gaza after the Palestinian group launched surprise attacks on Israel on October 7. With supplies running out, many families in Gaza have cut down to one meal a day and have been left to drink dirty water.
The announcement to allow water, food, and other supplies into Gaza came amid a fury over the attack on Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital killing over 500 people.
There were conflicting claims on who was behind the hospital attacks that took place on Tuesday night as Hamas officials blamed an Israeli airstrike while Tel Aviv denied its involvement in the and released a flurry of video, audio and other information claiming that the blast occurred due to a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza. Islamic Jihad dismissed that claim.
The United States has said that it has reached a deal with Egypt on reopening the border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid reach Palestine. The announcement came after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel where he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government pledged not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the bombarded enclave via Egypt, as per Al Jazeera.
The deal — wherein 20 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza — was reached after Biden had a call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the trip, said the White House.
The Egyptian President had previously denied that the Rafah Border — the only crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — was closed by them and instead said, “repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of the crossing have prevented operations”.
Biden praised Egypt for its move telling reporters that “[el-]Sisi deserves some real credit because he was accommodating” as per the Al Jazeera report.
ALSO READ: US Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Iran’s Drone And Missile Programme After UN Measures Lapse
Israel had shut off all supplies to Gaza after the Palestinian group launched surprise attacks on Israel on October 7. With supplies running out, many families in Gaza have cut down to one meal a day and have been left to drink dirty water.
The announcement to allow water, food, and other supplies into Gaza came amid a fury over the attack on Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital killing over 500 people.
There were conflicting claims on who was behind the hospital attacks that took place on Tuesday night as Hamas officials blamed an Israeli airstrike while Tel Aviv denied its involvement in the and released a flurry of video, audio and other information claiming that the blast occurred due to a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza. Islamic Jihad dismissed that claim.
The United States has said that it has reached a deal with Egypt on reopening the border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid reach Palestine. The announcement came after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel where he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government pledged not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the bombarded enclave via Egypt, as per Al Jazeera.
The deal — wherein 20 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza — was reached after Biden had a call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the trip, said the White House.
The Egyptian President had previously denied that the Rafah Border — the only crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — was closed by them and instead said, “repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of the crossing have prevented operations”.
Biden praised Egypt for its move telling reporters that “[el-]Sisi deserves some real credit because he was accommodating” as per the Al Jazeera report.
ALSO READ: US Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Iran’s Drone And Missile Programme After UN Measures Lapse
Israel had shut off all supplies to Gaza after the Palestinian group launched surprise attacks on Israel on October 7. With supplies running out, many families in Gaza have cut down to one meal a day and have been left to drink dirty water.
The announcement to allow water, food, and other supplies into Gaza came amid a fury over the attack on Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital killing over 500 people.
There were conflicting claims on who was behind the hospital attacks that took place on Tuesday night as Hamas officials blamed an Israeli airstrike while Tel Aviv denied its involvement in the and released a flurry of video, audio and other information claiming that the blast occurred due to a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza. Islamic Jihad dismissed that claim.
