According to AP, Biden stated in his phone call with Sisi that Sisi agreed to open the border for approximately 20 trucks to go to Gaza initially.
“IN CASE OF SEIZURE BY HAMAS…”
Biden stated that if Hamas seizes humanitarian aid, “this will end.” White House officials also noted that humanitarian aid will start arriving tomorrow at the earliest.
According to the written statement made by the White House, Biden and Sisi discussed cooperation in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza in their phone call.
Biden and Sisi, who agreed to ensure permanent peace in the region in order to maintain stability in the Middle East and prevent the escalation of conflicts, once again reiterated their commitment to the strategic partnership between the USA and Egypt.
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT
Hamas’s armed wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, called the “Aqsa Flood”.
While thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, Palestinian armed groups raided and seized the Beit Hanun-Erez Border Gate on the Gaza-Israel border.
Armed groups then entered the settlements within Israel from here, and the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes.
It was reported that 1,405 Israelis, including 304 soldiers, died and 3,968 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 3 thousand 478 people died and more than 12 thousand people were injured in Gaza in Israel’s attacks.
It was stated that 66 Palestinians died and approximately 1,300 people were injured in the attacks of Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
13 journalists lost their lives in Israeli attacks.
In the clashes that started between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border on October 8, 10 Hezbollah members, 2 Islamic Jihad members, 1 journalist and 2 civilians lost their lives.
In the attacks carried out by Lebanon, 2 Israeli soldiers and 1 Israeli civilian died.
Finally, in Israel’s attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 471 people lost their lives and 342 people were injured, 28 of them seriously. (AA)
