Gate yet to reopen after deal struck by Joe Biden, while Israeli airstrikes against Hamas continue
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has flown to the Sinai peninsula in an effort to open a humanitarian route into Gaza, as Israel’s bombardment continued ahead of a looming ground offensive.
When the Rafah crossing opens, the Israelis will allow 20 aid lorries to enter Gaza in an initial convoy under the Biden deal, compared with a daily average of 450 trucks that crossed before the current conflict, which was sparked by aThe UN and other aid agencies have said such a modest delivery could be too little too late for a besieged Gaza population of 2.3 million who have minimal access to water, food and medical supplies and who are under continual Israeli airstrikes.
The prospect of even worse bloodshed now looms with a planned Israeli ground assault intended to destroy Hamas entirely, 16 years after the militant group seized full control of Gaza. But despite assurances from the Israeli and Egyptian governments, and a personal mission by the US president on Wednesday, nothing and no one has been able to cross, in what is an escalating humanitarian disaster and an increasing humiliation for the Biden administration.
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