Biden says agreement reached with Egypt to allow 20 aid trucks into Gaza

The US president says an agreement has been reached with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to open the Rafah crossing to allow about 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The announcement comes after Biden visited Israel, where the Israeli government pledged not to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the bombarded enclave via Egypt. Biden and el-Sisi held a call following the trip, according to the White House.
El-Sisi had previously denied that Egypt had closed the Rafah border – the only crossing from Gaza that does not lead into Israel. He instead had said the “repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of crossing have prevented operations”.
Nevertheless, Biden praised his Egyptian counterpart today, telling reporters that “[el-]Sisi deserves some real credit because he was accommodating”.

Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington, DC.

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