It remains unclear if the trucks will be able to enter the territory.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah
America’s CIA chief has also met Israeli and Qatari officials in Paris, amid attempts to revive negotiations for a ceasefire and a hostage release. Israeli troops seized the Rafah crossing into Egypt, which has been inoperative since. The nearby Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza has remained open, and Israel says it has been sending hundreds of trucks a day into it.
In a phone call with US President Joe Biden on Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi agreed to allow trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel to go to the Kerem Shalom crossing until a solution is found for the Rafah crossing, Mr el-Sissi’s office said in a statement.But it remains unclear whether the UN will be able to access additional trucks coming from Egypt.
“If dramatic changes do not occur, including opening all border crossings to safely surge aid into these areas, we fear that a wave of secondary mortality will result, with people succumbing to the combination of hunger, lack of clean water and sanitation, and the spread of disease in areas where there is little medical care,” it said.
Israel’s campaign of bombardment and offensives in Gaza has killed more than 35,800 Palestinians and wounded more than 80,200, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Friday. Its count does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
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