President Joe Biden received commitments from Egypt and Israel to allow humanitarian aid to pass through to Gaza via Egypt, but warned that such assistance would be stopped if Hamas “confiscates it.”
“We got a commitment from the Israelis, including their unanimous vote of their war cabinet and the prime minister” to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, President Biden told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. Egyptian President Fattah el-Sisi agreed to open the Rafah Gate to allow “up to 20 trucks” of aid to pass into Gaza, he said. The Rafah crossing is the southernmost exit point from Gaza and borders Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
