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.
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