Hamas spokesman says following Egyptian mediation, they released two Israelis (Nurit Yitzhak and Yochved Lifshitz). Hamas claims they released them despite Israel refusing to take them. No confirmation yet if the two hostages were actually released
United Nations: 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Monday
Egyptian statement: Al-Sisi and a delegation from the US Senate stress the necessity of working to prevent the expansion of the conflict in Gaza
More planes carrying aid from several countries arrive at Al-Arish Airport
A fourth aid convoy crosses from the Egyptian side to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, most of which are medical supplies and some trucks loaded with food.
The Palestinian Red Crescent: We received 34 aid trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent
1 année il y aIran and Egypt FMs, in a phone call, discussed stopping attacks and sending humanitarian aid to Gaza. Egypt FM briefed Iran FM on recent Cairo conference & Iranian FM praised Cairo’s efforts. Iran FM said Tehran is ready to send humanitarian aid to Gaza through Egypt
Egyptian Army: Border monitors were injured by fragments of a shell accidentally fired by an Israeli tank
Israeli army says that a tank accidentally launched a shell towards an Egyptian army position near Kerem Shalom , incident is being investigated and the Israeli army had officially issued an apology
Reuters: An explosion and the sound of ambulances being heard near the Rafah crossing
Egyptian presidential spokesman: The Cairo summit witnessed consensus regarding the entry of aid into Gaza
.@unicef reports: 44K bottles of drinking water supplied, just enough for 22,000 people for 1 day, were driven through the Rafah Crossing today as part of a 20-truck convoy with the Egyptian Red Crescent, @WHO & @WFP
.@SecBlinken says in a statement: “We thank our partners in Egypt & Israel, and the [UN], for facilitating the safe passage of these shipments through the Rafah border crossing. With this convoy,the international community is beginning to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Egyptian President: "We did not close the Rafah crossing, but Israel targeted it with bombing, and I agreed with the American President that the crossing would remain open."
Aid trucks have begun entering the Gaza Strip, for the first time since the outbreak of the war
36 aid trucks will enter Gaza today
The Rafah crossing closed quickly after 20 trucks went through, according to a CNN stringer on the Egyptian side of the border
The Rafiah crossing is still closed
Israel orders all Israelis in Arab countries in general and in Egypt and Jordan in particular to leave immediately
The US Embassy in Israel: We received information that the Rafah crossing will open today at ten o'clock local time
Chinese Foreign Ministry: The Chinese special envoy to the Middle East will attend the Cairo Peace Summit
1 année il y aEgypt is about to finish road repairs on the Palestinian side of Rafah border crossing to allow trucks loaded with aid to enter Gaza. On the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing more than 175 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid waiting to cross into Gaza
United Nations: The first aid shipment is expected to enter Gaza in the next two days
The Israeli army: The date of entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing will be determined
Biden: I reached an agreement with Egypt and Israel to send the first shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Egypt state news agency says border will open tomorrow for awaited aid shipments into Gaza
Jordanian Foreign Minister: Our priorities are to stop the war immediately because it will not achieve security or peace
Egypt demanded a 6-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza
Dozens of trucks loaded with aid are still waiting to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing
An Egyptian-Jordanian statement: Failure to stop the war and its expansion will move the region to a dangerous slide that threatens the region into a disaster.
