Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open up the Rafah crossing at its border with Gaza to allow up to 20 trucks of aid into Gaza. This comes after US President Joe Biden’s high-stakes visit to Israel. Biden has said the aid delivery could start arriving from Friday
There has been no mention of people being allowed to leave Gaza via Rafah. Asked by reporters on the possibility, Biden said: “We’re going to get people out, but I’m not going to go into any detail with you now.”
Meanwhile, throngs of people and trucks carrying aid supplies have lined up on the Gaza and Egypt sides of the crossing, respectively, awaiting its reopening
Israel announced that it would permit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through Egypt, focusing on “food, water, and medicine.”
