United States President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed to open the Rafah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters during an Air Force One refueling stop on his way back from the Middle East, Biden noted that around 20 trucks with aid will be allowed to cross the border and warned Hamas against preventing the trucks from delivering the assistance, warning if the group confiscates it, "it will end."
Earlier, the White House said that Biden and El-Sisi discussed aid to Gaza and "mechanisms to ensure the aid is distributed for the benefit of the civilian population." They also agreed to work on efforts to prevent an "escalation of the conflict" in the region.
