Days after President Biden announced aid for the Palestinians, it remains blocked at the border, held up, according to the Egyptians, by Israeli restrictions.
U.N chief António Guterres expressed frustration that no trucks have so far entered the Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Oct. 20. RAFAH, Egypt — Trucks of desperately needed aid for Gaza remain stuck on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, a situation that U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said left him “broken hearted” during a brief and chaotic visit to the highly-militarized zone Friday.
Around 70 percent of those killed have been children, women and elderly civilians, Qudra said, and another 1,400 people are missing under rubble, among them 720 children.In a briefing Friday, Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Israeli planes had been bombing Gaza “at a rate not seen for decades,” ahead of the next stage of operations.
A key sticking point has been ongoing logistical issues on the Israeli side, said an official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the delicate negotiations.
Gaza is fast running out of vital food, fuel, water and medical supplies. Before the latest war broke out, about 455 trucks a day entered the blockaded coastal enclave through Rafah and Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing.Since Oct. 7, Israel has tightened its siege on Gaza, and airstrikes have damaged parts of the Rafah crossing on the Gazan side. The war has also displaced around 1 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million people.
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