President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Israel will allow Egypt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Wounded Palestinians sit in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from al-Ahli hospital following an explosion there, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Israel will allow Egypt to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza.
During remarks from Tel Aviv, Biden said he met with the Israeli cabinet “to agree to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance of civilians in Gaza." He added that the aid will be subject to inspections to ensure none of it goes to Hamas. Let me be clear if Hamas diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated once again that they have no concern for the welfare of the Palestinian people and it will end as a practical matter," Biden said. "It will stop the international community from being able to provide this aid."
Israel had cut off food, fuel and water going into Gaza following the original Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7.an additional $100 million in humanitarian assistance would be given to Gaza and the West Bank, and will help support "over a million displaced and conflict-affected people with clean water, food, hygiene support, medical care, and other essential needs."at a hospital Tuesday that killed some 500 people and prompted mass protests in Arab nations.
The Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, claimed an Israeli airstrike caused the blast, while the Israeli military has denied involvement and said a misfired rocket from another militant group, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, caused it. That group has also denied responsibility.Wednesday morning. He told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he was "deeply saddened and outraged" by the hospital explosion and stressed that "Hamas does not represent all the Palestinian people.
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