The US President says 20 aid trucks are expected to cross through Rafah into Gaza, after reaffirming unconditional military aid to “Israel”.
“He (President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi) agreed to… let up to 20 trucks through, to begin with,” Biden said following a phone call with el-Sisi which he conducted from a telephone on the Presidential jet, Air Force One.
He added that the 20 trucks represented a “first tranche,” but “150 or something” trucks are waiting in total. Whether the rest are allowed to cross will depend on “how it goes.”
The aid packages would not reach Gazans until Friday as the road around the crossing needed repairs, Biden noted.
The US President failed to mention why the roads were damaged. In fact “Israel” has bombed the crossing several times since October 7.
Biden said that the United Nations would distribute the aid in Gaza while contending that another batch might be sent in depending on the situation.
Source: Almayadeen
