US Embassy Cairo Charge d'Affaires, Ambassador Beth Jones, attended the Cairo Peace Summit on behalf of the United States saying that Palestinians are not Hamas, and the terror group does not represent the Palestinian people, according to a statement by the US State Department.
As Israel continued to pound Hamas in Gaza, at least 14 trucks laden with items for humanitarian relief entered the Strip through the Rafah crossing on Sunday, CNN reported.
Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), has directed TBHF, a leading Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping refugees and those in need worldwide to provide relief aid worth AED 30 mill
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press conference that food, water, and medical aid will enter the southern part of Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, while fuel is still not allowed to enter Gaza.
"As of now, I can tell you that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. There are hardships in moving people within days to the south of the Gaza Strip, but the population is getting along," an Israeli security official told the reporters.
Over 3000 tonnes of humanitarian aid started entering Gaza, as the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday for the first time since the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas, Times of Israel reported.
US President Joe Biden has requested over USD 105 billion from Congress as part of a package to provide security assistance for the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel.
"We secured an understanding that we would develop a plan to move assistance. That understanding was cemented by President Biden when he was in Israel and also speaking to President Al Sisi of Egypt," Blinken said while addressing a press briefing on Friday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza in northern Sinai in Egypt on Friday, CNN reported citing the office of the UN spokesperson.
The death toll since October 7 in the Gaza Strip has risen to 4,127, with 1,661 children among the casualties, as reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.