WASHINGTON (AP): State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said US special envoy David Satterfield has been meeting with Egyptian and Israeli officials to determine the details of aid access to Gaza.
Miller told reporters that the mechanisms of delivery, and whether more than 20 trucks will be granted access, will be apparent in the coming days.
“We have said publicly and what we have said to the Israeli government is quite clear. We expect humanitarian assistance to be able to get in,” he said. He said the US wants to see “sustained humanitarian assistance” beyond the 20 trucks previously announced by Biden, but discussions were continuing.
Meanwhile, a UN flag will be raised at the Rafah border crossing to protect against Israeli air raids under a UN-brokered deal between Israel and Egypt to allow aid into the Gaza Strip, The Associated Press and the New York Times are reporting.
An Egyptian official and a European diplomat also told The AP that UN observers will inspect aid trucks before crossing into the Palestinian territory. As we reported earlier, UN officials are hoping the aid trucks will be able to enter Gaza on Friday.
