Up to 20 trucks carrying food, water and medicine may be allowed across Egypt's border, with dozens more standing by if the United Nations is able to distribute the aid without interference by Hamas.
Aid convoy trucks wait at the Rafah border crossing for clearance to enter Gaza on Thursday in North Sinai, Egypt. The aid convoy, organized by a group of Egyptian NGOs, set off Saturday from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah.JERUSALEM — The first shipments of humanitarian aid could begin to arrive in the Gaza Strip as soon as Friday, nearly two weeks after the start of a punishing Israeli bombardment campaign targeted at the militant group Hamas.
Officials hope that up to 20 trucks of aid could enter Gaza Friday after roads damaged by airstrikes have been repaired, Biden told reporters. Dozens more trucks will continue to stand by until another agreement has been reached. As many as 600 U.S. citizens are thought to be trapped in Gaza, U.S. officials say, but it was unclear whether any people would be allowed out if the border opens on Friday.Israel's bombardment of Gaza continued Thursday in retaliation for a wave of Hamas attacks launched earlier this month that officials say left 1,400 people dead.
At the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, the U.S. vetoed a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war that called for humanitarian pauses to allow delivery of aid to Gaza. Twelve of 15 council members voted in favor of the measure; Russia and the United Kingdom abstained.
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