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The Egyptian president underlined that a ceasefire agreement was essential to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The minister expressed rejection to "Israeli statements and lies about Gaza borders."
Fidan expressed gratitude for Egypt's role in facilitating the reception and delivery of aid to Gaza
Four military planes have transported tons of medicines, medical supplies, food materials, and tents from Egypt to South Sudan, according to a statement from the Cabinet on Saturday.
Egypt affirmed its support for the Palestinian cause against the pressure it is being exposed to, to push the international community to carry out its responsibilities in confronting the Israeli aggression against Gaza, the statement continued.
Officials from Egypt, the United States, and Israel are scheduled to meet in Cairo next week to discuss the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, reported Axios, citing US and Israeli officials.
About 200 humanitarian aid trucks, including four fuel trucks, were redirected from the Rafah border crossing to the Karm Abu Salem crossing
The source added that Egypt's deep-rooted humanitarian ties with the Palestinian people have driven it to apply all possible pressure on Israel to urgently facilitate the delivery of relief materials and fuel to Gaza.
Families also contribute to promoting awareness of environment protection and adaptation with climate change, the statement said.
He added: “Israel prevents the arrival of humanitarian aid to more than 2 million Palestinians, and endangers their lives and the lives of the wounded and sick by preventing their travel for treatment.”
Egypt is hosting a new round of indirect talks between Hamas movement and Israel regarding reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and increase the humanitarian aid that should enter the besieged enclave.
Data from the Rafah Crossing movement revealed that over the past hours, 48 trucks, including three fuel, three gas, and three diesel trucks entered the strip. Further, 42 trucks carrying essential supplies, such as food, medical supplies, flour, tents, blankets, mattresses, clothing, shoes, cleaning materials, dates, and tissues, have already made their way into Gaza. Additional 186 trucks, primarily laden with aid, entered through the Karam Abu Salem crossing.
The State Information Service (SIS) announced that Egypt has escalated the number of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza to a minimum of 300 trucks per day through the Rafah border crossing.
Famine is quite possibly present in parts of the northern Gaza Strip, a senior US State Department official said on Friday, adding that an obstacle to getting more aid to Palestinians was a scarcity of trucks in the enclave under Israeli siege.
Egyptian and Emirati aircraft carried out airdrops of humanitarian aid to hard-to-reach regions in the Gaza Strip on Friday and Saturday, Egypt's Armed Forces' Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez announced.
On October 20, 2023, nearly two weeks after Israel launched its war on the Gaza Strip, the UN Chief emphasized the urgent necessity for life-saving aid to promptly reach Gaza.
The airdrops targeted isolated and inaccessible areas in the northern Gaza Strip, with two planes delivering 24 tons of food and relief aid, the Command reported. With this 11th airdrop, the total aid dropped since the inception of Operation "Birds of Goodness" has reached 462 tons of food and relief aid.
The first aircraft arrived from the UAE, carrying 20 tons of food, relief items, and medical aid, MENA reported a source at El Arish airport.
International praise for Egypt's efforts and its role in helping the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip
A total of 54 injured Palestinians crossed Rafah border terminal on Saturday with 108 companions coming from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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