New aid flights arrived on Saturday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Trucks carrying aid are seen near the Rafah border in Gaza after entering from Egypt, October 10, 2023. Sinai for Human Rights/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoNew aid flights arrived on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula where relief materials are being held until an agreement is reached for delivery into the nearby Gaza Strip, a Red Crescent official and an aid volunteer said.
A senior US State Department spokesman said the United States had informed its citizens that they might move closer to the crossing, after talks with Egypt, Israel and Qatar aimed at opening it. Israel’s military spokesperson said on Saturday that the border remains closed and any crossing into Egypt needed to be coordinated with Israel.
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