{"id":608412,"date":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/19\/aid-could-enter-gaza-via-egypt-border-as-soon-as-friday-says-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"aid-could-enter-gaza-via-egypt-border-as-soon-as-friday-says-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/19\/aid-could-enter-gaza-via-egypt-border-as-soon-as-friday-says-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Aid could enter Gaza via Egypt border as soon as Friday, says Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Egypt could be on track to open the Rafah border crossing tomorrow<\/strong> and allow a limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza, US President Joe Biden <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2023\/10\/19\/Biden-says-Egypt-s-Sisi-has-agreed-to-open-Rafah-crossing-for-20-trucks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters<\/a> yesterday. Egypt \u201cagreed to \u2026 let up to 20 trucks through to begin with,\u201d Biden said following conversations with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Q4vvIa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egyptian<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/18\/readout-of-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-call-with-president-abdel-fattah-al-sisi-of-egypt-3\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">US<\/a> readouts here) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Netanyahu had earlier signaled Israel could relent on its total siege:<\/strong> \u201cIsrael will not prevent humanitarian assistance from Egypt as long as it is only food, water and medicine \u2026 as long as these supplies do not reach Hamas,\u201d the prime minister\u2019s office <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/departments\/news\/spoke-cabinet181023\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> following the meeting with Biden yesterday. Israel has imposed a total blockade on the strip for the past 10 days, triggering a shortage of water and food and leaving hospitals on the verge of collapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why the wait?<\/strong> Biden said that the aid convoy would not be able to enter immediately due to damage on the Gaza side of the border. The Israeli military has bombed the border crossing several times over the past week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Yes, but:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Netanyahu\u2019s statement made no mention of allowing fuel into the strip<\/strong>, which is vital for keeping hospitals operational. There has also been no talk of localized ceasefires to protect aid workers, putting them at risk of Israeli airstrikes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neither the Egyptians or the Israelis have corroborated Biden\u2019s statements.<\/strong>Ittihadiya\u2019s readout of the conversation mentioned said the two leaders had discussed the delivery of aid but didn\u2019t specify a timeframe or a quantity. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>No word on foreign nationals:<\/strong> Securing an exit from Gaza for its foreign nationals has been one of Washington\u2019s top priorities in recent days, a point that Egyptian officials said they would only agree to if Israel allows aid to enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NO ETHNIC CLEANSING \u2013El-Sisi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>El Sisi yesterday reiterated his opposition to settling Gazan refugees in Egypt<\/strong>, saying it would end the chances of a Palestinian state and create new security issues for Egypt and Israel. \u201cWhat is happening now in Gaza is an attempt to force civilian residents to migrate to Egypt, which should not be accepted,\u201d he said at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=THj9T3lKky0\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 18:40<\/a>). \u201cThe displacement of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt means the same displacement will take place for Palestinians from the West Bank into Jordan,\u201d and a Palestinian state will become \u201cimpossible to implement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> His comments are the latest public pushback against pressure from Israeli and our Western allies to allow Gazans to seek refuge in the Sinai as the humanitarian crisis intensifies. At least 1 mn people have now been forced out of their homes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Has Israel heard of the Negev?<\/strong> \u201cIf there is an idea to displace the Palestinians, then there is the Negev Desert in Israel,\u201d El Sisi said. \u201cThey can transport Palestinians there until Israel implements its announced plan to destroy Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A message:<\/strong> Egyptians will \u201cgo out and protest in their mns [at the displacement of Palestinians] if called upon to do so,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SPEAKING OF PROTESTS IN EGYPT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>The National Dialogue has called for a mass protest tomorrow in front of the Tomb of the <\/strong><strong>Unknown Soldier <\/strong>in Nasr City, asking that people join the protest after Friday prayers. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/10\/977.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a> sent to reporters last night noted that the rally would underscore that Egyptians will \u201cdefend the security and interest of their homeland\u201d and that we will back the people of Palestine \u201cuntil they obtain their legitimate rights,\u201d including \u201cthe establishment of their own independent state on their territories before 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rare official call for a protest came after thousands of protesters took to the streets <\/strong><strong>in governorates and universities across the country yesterday<\/strong> in response to the hospital bombing. Students at the universities of Cairo (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=01AR0IBs4uY\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch runtime: 2:25<\/a>), Alexandria (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H5uTtsgzrpY\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 1:59<\/a>), Minya (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H7shDVaGsyg\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 1:40<\/a>) and others gathered to denounce Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza, while the Journalists\u2019 Syndicate held a large protest in downtown Cairo (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OElfatairy\/status\/1714652375644778861\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 0:44<\/a>). Demonstrations took place in Sixth of October (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=70wmVbuexgM\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 0:10<\/a>), Ismailia (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3TD6kymgDco\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:19<\/a>) and elsewhere. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israeli embassy evacuated:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elbalad.news\/5964622\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli media<\/a> have reported that the country has withdrawn its ambassador from Cairo and evacuated all embassy staff in anticipation of protests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The US embassy <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbassyCairo\/status\/1714659992870019297\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a warning<\/a><\/strong><strong> to American nationals<\/strong> about possible demonstrations in the coming days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Protests have taken place across the region<\/strong>, including in the West Bank, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>HOSPITAL BOMBING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The death toll of Tuesday\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/01ab80d9-8199-45d6-bfd3-7e2253cae6f1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bombing of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital<\/a><\/strong><strong> now stands at 471 <\/strong><strong>people<\/strong>, with a further 314 wounded, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/48YKRqf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">updated figures<\/a> from the Palestinian health ministry. Reports in the hours immediately after the attacks had put the figure in the range of 300 and 500 deaths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Biden said the US has intelligence that \u201cthe other team\u201d was responsible<\/strong>, while a White House spokesperson <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSC_Spox\/status\/1714654402118832440?s=20\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said yesterday<\/a> that satellite imagery and open-source information led it to determine that \u201cIsrael is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital.\u201d Israel, which has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icrc.org\/en\/doc\/resources\/documents\/news-release\/2014\/07-21-gaza-al-aqsa-hospital.htm\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">brought hospitals under fire<\/a> in previous conflicts with Hamas, said that a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad caused the explosion, and released audio that it claimed showed two Gaza fighters discussing the incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>No one is buying it in the Arab world:<\/strong> Arab leaders hold Israel responsible for the attack, and will not trust the narrative coming out of Tel Aviv and Washington until an independent investigation is held, Jordan\u2019s foreign minister <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna120978\/rcrd22084?canonicalCard=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">told NBC News<\/a> yesterday. Arab leaders, including Israel\u2019s closest allies in the region, universally blamed it for the attack and condemned its war in the strongest terms yet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US UNMOVED-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A rhetorical shift from Biden? Only if you squint\u2026<\/strong> Biden\u2019s trip to Israel didn\u2019t involve much of a shift in messaging from Washington, though there were oblique references to Israel acting outside of international law and the depth of hatred in Israel towards the Palestinians. For the most part though, the trip served to reaffirm his administration\u2019s support for Israel\u2019s war effort and will do little to calm the escalating tensions with the Arab world. Netanyahu <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/departments\/news\/event-statement181023\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">summed it up<\/a> after the talks: \u201cIn our meeting today, we agreed on actions that will ensure the continuation of our just war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US blocks call for a ceasefire, claiming it would disrupt diplomacy:<\/strong> The US yesterday <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/10\/1142507\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/10\/1142507\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a UN Security Council resolution<\/a> that would have called for a temporary ceasefire to allow the entrance of humanitarian aid. The US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, suggested that the resolution would have undercut current diplomatic initiatives and criticized it for not mentioning Israel\u2019s right to self-defense. <strong>The US was the only one of the council\u2019s 15 members to vote it down<\/strong>, with Russia and the UK abstaining and the rest voting in favor. The council had earlier blocked Russian amendments that called for an \u201cimmediate, durable and full ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The US is sending more aid (in a particularly lopsided manner):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the Israelis: <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/biden-drafts-100-billion-foreign-aid-package-including\/story?id=104059871\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 10 bn<\/a><\/strong>, according to Biden administration insiders.<\/li>\n<li>For the Palestinians: <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/18\/u-s-announcement-of-humanitarian-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 100 mn<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: El Sisi reiterated his opposition to the displacement of Palestinians following talks with the German chancellor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":608413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7264],"tags":[96,168,7378,72,166,1084],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-608412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-war-watch","tag-abdel-fattah-el-sisi","tag-diplomacy","tag-egypt-israel-relations","tag-enterpriseam","tag-israel-palestine-conflict","tag-war-watch","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"57fa7d86-6ffc-489b-bfed-08c91612f644","order":"0","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/10\/980.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Aid could enter Gaza via Egypt border as soon as Friday, says Biden","related_issue":[608403],"teaser":"Plus: El Sisi reiterated his opposition to the displacement of Palestinians following talks with the German chancellor","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/10\/.fd411aca-9dad-4dbc-b8de-46378191e8ee.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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