US reports deal with Egypt to restart aid to Gaza as protests rock Middle East

  • 📰 SaltWire Network
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 54 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 25%
  • Publisher: 63%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

Explore stories from Atlantic Canada.

Watch onTEL AVIV/GAZA - Egypt agreed to reopen its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow aid to reach Palestinians, the U.S. said, as the humanitarian crisis worsened in the narrow enclave and anti-Israel protests flared across the Middle East.

Lior Haiat, spokesperson for Israel's Foreign Ministry, said on social media platform X that at the hospital"several dozen people were apparently killed," a much lower toll than reported by Palestinian officials. While flying home from a less than eight-hour visit to Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden discussed aid for Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi by phone late on Wednesday.

While the agreement was a breakthrough, the flow of relief will still fall short of the perceived need. Egypt, which previously said the Rafah crossing was not technically closed but was inoperable due to Israeli barrages, said Sisi and Biden agreed to provide aid to Gaza"in a sustainable manner." They were coordinating an aid effort with international organizations under the United Nations.

Israel reiterated it would not allow in aid through an Israeli crossing until Hamas released about 200 hostages seized during its cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Militants killed about 1,400 Israelis in the assault.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 45. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Gaza’s doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage growsDoctors hamstrung by dwindling medical supplies rushed Wednesday to save people badly wounded in a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital the day before.
Source: GlobalCalgary - 🏆 50. / 61 Read more »

Biden heads to Middle East inflamed by Gaza hospital blastExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Source: SaltWire Network - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »

Biden heads to Middle East inflamed by Gaza hospital blastExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Source: SaltWire Network - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »

Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage growsKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed hundreds of Pale
Source: PGCitizen - 🏆 65. / 51 Read more »

Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage growsKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed hundreds of Pale
Source: BurnabyNOW_News - 🏆 14. / 77 Read more »

Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage growsKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed hundreds of Pale
Source: SooToday - 🏆 8. / 85 Read more »