Egypt pushing to break impasse over Gaza aid, presidency says
Sunday, 15 October 2023 Egypt is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to facilitate aid deliveries and de-escalate the conflict in Gaza. Aid from various countries has been accumulating in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, awaiting a safe passage to Gaza. Israeli bombardments near the Rafah crossing, the main exit out of Gaza, have disrupted operations. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's office stated that Egypt rejects any plan to displace Palestinians and proposed a summit to address the crisis.
The UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths says he will be heading to the Middle East on 17 October to try to help negotiate aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel has said there is no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the heavily bombarded enclave, as fears grow over...
The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) decries the situation for UN workers on the ground in Gaza, saying that 64 of his UNRWA colleagues had been killed in just over three weeks,..
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the UK is working with Egypt and Israel to secure a temporary "humanitarian pause" to get aid into the Gaza Strip. Speaking while on a visit to the United..
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