Rafah, MINA – The President of the United States (US) said an agreement had been reached with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to open the Rafah crossing to allow around 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The announcement came after Biden visited Israel with Tel Aviv pledging not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering through Egypt.
Biden and Sisi held a telephone conversation after the trip, according to the White House, as quoted by Al Jazeera on Thursday.
Sisi previously denied that Egypt had closed the Rafah border crossing, the only crossing from Gaza not to Israel. He instead said Israel’s repeated bombing of the Palestinian side of the crossing had hindered operations.
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Nevertheless, Biden praised his Egyptian counterpart today, telling reporters that “Sisi deserves real credit because he’s been accommodating.” (T/RE1/P2)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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