On the Egyptian border, trucks loaded with aid from an NGO wait for the opening of the Rafah crossing (photo: courtesy of Al Jazeera).
After mounting international pressure, Israel allowed aid to Gaza through Egypt.
The Israeli government has said that aid coming to the Gaza Strip through Egypt will not be blocked.
The Israeli government made the announcement following a visit by US President Joe Biden and mounting pressure from allied countries to allow aid to be flown to the besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is said that it has been decided upon the demand of US President Joe Biden that Egypt does not stop the delivery of humanitarian aid containing food, water and medicine to the southern Gaza Strip. will go
The statement added that until the release of its hostages, Israel will not allow the delivery of any humanitarian aid from its territory to the Gaza Strip.
It should be noted that millions of people have been left homeless and besieged due to Israel’s continuous attacks and siege on Gaza.
It is not yet clear when aid will reach Gaza because the Egyptian border crossing with Gaza, known as the Rafah Crossing, has been destroyed by Israeli warplanes, according to the Egyptian government.
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