Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens for humanitarian aid entry
The border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip was opened on Saturday to allow the entry of urgently needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians for the first time since Israel isolated the territory. teleSUR
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00:00 On Saturday, the Rafah crossing, the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt through which
00:04 humanitarian aid can be delivered to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian enclave, was opened.
00:09 Some 20 trucks carrying food and medical supplies, among other cargo, began passing through the
00:13 crossing.
00:14 The humanitarian aid will be handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent
00:18 for distribution to civilians in the Gaza Strip affected by the Israeli bombardment.
00:23 However, CNN correspondent on the Egyptian side of the border, the Rafah crossing was
00:28 closed shortly after the 20 vehicles filled with humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians
00:32 passed through.
00:33 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said his country did not close the crossing but
00:38 that the Israeli shelling hindered the entry of aid into Gaza.
00:42 At the same time, Al Arabiya sources reported that Egyptian-U.S. coordination is underway
00:48 to evacuate foreign nationals from Gaza to Egypt through Rafah.
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