Biden welcomed the decision and stressed aid would be suspended if Hamas tried to take control of it.
Civil defense teams and residents carry out a search and rescue operation around buildings that were destroyed after Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty ImagesFollowing Israel's decision, President Biden said later Wednesday that Egyptian President Fattah el-Sisi agreed to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian assistance through the Rafah Crossing into Gaza.
Calls have been growing for aid to be allowed into Gaza as the humanitarian crisis in the tiny enclave worsens after 12 days of war. A senior Israeli official said that during his meeting with the Israeli war cabinet, Biden asked that Israel allow the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and explained it would help in maintaining international support for the operation against Hamas.confirmed he asked the Israeli war cabinet to approve the entry of aid to Gaza and said he gave a commitment to Israeli officials that all the aid would go through security checks.
A senior Israeli official said that Netanyahu told Biden that Israel wouldn't consider allowing any aid to enter Gaza from its territory as long as the hostages were still being held by Hamas.
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